• Dr. vinod Kumar Patidar

The history of defection goes back to the times of central legislature when Shri shyam lal Nehru of central legislature changed his party from congress to British side. Another incidence was of Hafiz Mohammad who was elected to Uttar Pradesh legislature on Muslim League Ticket defected to join the congress.The idea of bringing in an anti-defection law in India was brewing in the minds for many years before it was ultimately enacted in the first two months of 1985, just after Rajiv Gandhi became the prime minister of the country with a majority. All governments that followed did not have a majority of their own and any proposal for enactment of an anti-defection law or any bill through an amendment of the Constitution by those governments faced great trouble in its enactment.

Anti Defection Law, Dinesh Goswami Committee,Halim Committee,52nd Amendment

"ANTI DEFECTION LAW: A Critical Reappraisal", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 9, page no.100-108, September-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1809664.pdf

"ANTI DEFECTION LAW: A Critical Reappraisal", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 9, page no. pp100-108, September-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1809664.pdf