Anti-Defection Law Cannot Be Reduced To A Mere Arithmetic Exercise: A Constitutional Reappraisal

Suhail Farooq Khan, Assistant Professor of Law, KCEF Law College, Pulwama, J&K ABSTRACT The anti-defection law under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution of India is frequently interpreted through the lens of legislative arithmetic, particularly the assumption that the support of two-thirds of a legislature party automatically legitimises defections. This essay challenges that understanding. It argues that the constitutional scheme governing defection is fundamentally concerned with...