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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh dubbed the NDA the “National Defectors Alliance,” accusing Home Minister Amit Shah of orchestrating defections after a Lok Sabha setback. He claimed opposition unity will resist attempts to secure a two-thirds majority in Parliament

Four former AIADMK ministers, including Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan, joined Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam in Chennai, marking a major setback for the opposition. The defections highlight ongoing internal turmoil in AIADMK following its poor electoral performance and rising influence of the ruling party

Amid growing dissent within the TMC after losing power in West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee shared a poem titled ‘Girgiti’, apparently targeting leaders changing loyalties for personal gain. Political observers viewed the poem as a veiled message to critics and defectors questioning the party’s functioning and leadership

Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal has decided to stop encouraging defections from other parties and warned against takeover politics, while also urging restraint and legal action against post-poll violence following recent assembly election results

Raghav Chadha said AAP MPs quit due to “disappointment, disengagement and disgust,” not fear, after joining the BJP. He cited the “Sheesh Mahal” controversy as damaging the party’s image, while AAP denied allegations and accused BJP of engineering defections

The Congress accused the BJP of using a “washing machine” to induct opposition leaders after seven AAP MPs switched sides to the BJP. Jairam Ramesh criticised the move, while AAP leaders alleged betrayal and called the defectors “traitors.

When elections are driven by money, media optics, and engineered defections, the average citizen’s vote risks becoming symbolic rather than decisive

BRS MLA Danam Nagender from Khairthabad says he is ready to resign if directed by the Chief Minister amid the ongoing Speaker hearing on MLAs’ defections. The matter also remains pending in the Supreme Court

With growing internal dissent and uncertainty over Cabinet expansion, Congress’ backdoor dealings signal a party struggling to maintain control

Congress MLC T Jeevan Reddy said that the State leadership was encouraging defections into the party, was against the AICC’s policies and that such steps were leaving local leaders in distress

Senior Congress MLC T Jeevan Reddy's call for disqualifying BRS turncoats, has brought internal differences within the party into the spotlight

It is high time to insulate Speaker’s office from overt political machinations and preserve its integrity

Exposes the double standards of the Congress party's commitment towards the tenth schedule of the Indian Constitution

Blames the incompetent Chief Minister, who also holds the home portfolio, for the current state of affairs

Along with the BRS MLA, a few corporators also joined the Congress in the presence of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy

KTR says they will take all opportunities to expose the hypocrisy and double-standards of the grand old party

Questioning MP Rahul Gandhi, BRS leader S Niranjan Reddy points out that the Congress had promised to prevent defections in its election manifesto but failed to uphold this commitment in practice.

There have been reports that the BRS MLA is planning to join the Congress and it is also learnt that he already met a few senior leaders in the party

There have been reports that the BRS MLA is planning to join the Congress

I never bother about personal benefits and have been working hard for the party’s cause all these years, says the senior leader