"defection"

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) faces a major crisis after seven Rajya Sabha MPs, led by Raghav Chadha and Swati Maliwal, defected to the BJP, citing corruption and ideological decline. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has sought presidential intervention to disqualify the rebels.

The fall of Orbán and the rise of Magyar in Hungary reveal how controlled electoral systems can collapse when public anger, elite defection, and strategic political reframing converge within institutions designed to resist change

It has now become a point of frequent trouble, both inside the Congress party and outside

Harish Rao expressed disbelief at Sridhar Babu’s justification, calling it an utter disrespect to the constitution.

The MLA is allegedly jumping ship after getting an assurance that he would be protected in the Congress.