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AAP MPs Defection Issue
April 27 , 2026
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- Seven Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MPs, forming over two-thirds of its strength, have defected to the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- AAP has termed the move illegal and unconstitutional and will seek their disqualification.
- The party cited the Tenth Schedule of the Indian Constitution, which does not recognise splits and allows only mergers with two-thirds support.
- The decision on disqualification lies with the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha (Vice-President of India).
- Anti-defection law (added by 52nd Amendment, 1985) aims to prevent political defections; members can be disqualified for voluntarily giving up party membership or defying party whip.
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