Party Hoppers This is malaise effecting the opposition party due to ambitions and also lack of central control on electors. The switch has taken in Goa, Karnataka, M P and now simmering in Rajasthan. The internal dissensions are exploited by BJP to gain control in States where elections fortunes do not favour the ruling party .One may call it poaching or horse trading. or internal revolt within a section of MLA’s .The opposition party must look within instead of blaming the incentives baits of position and financial windfall. The old guard does not want to distance themselves from seat of power nor the youngsters want to be patience for their turn and resort to revolts in numbers defying authority The defection law is made a mockery and right of Speaker to decide on the issue is embroiled into purposive delays not withstanding strict observation and direction by S.C A very simple rule may be that those politicians, independents resigning from parent party , merging must lose the right to elections , membership immediately for one or two terms , barred from any legal recourse , appeal and must not to be allowed to hold any Govt office, postings in any Govt posts whether ministerial or otherwise during the period of ban .It will be unambiguous and without loopholes to be exploited This will protect all the parties from this scourge of defections ,attracted by positions and financial bonanza and security assurance of giving tickets .No where in the world one sees these destabilising process so frequently making mockery of electoral process in a democracy. Coalition Govt is on another level accepted as new normal The BJP is too happy to enhance it’s prospects thro backdoor entry One is pleasantly surprised , shocked at the attitude of the voters of the re electing the deserters on another party symbol, even though they had betrayed their trust earlier Voters too wittingly or unwittingly seem to encourage and bless these transgressions Nelson Lopes. Chinchinim
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