Twenty rebel AITC MPs merged with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India, claiming over two-thirds support to avoid ...
The TMC dispute turns on a question the Tenth Schedule of the Indian Constitution has never fully settled — does a two-thirds ...
President Shewly Kundu said to The Wire she had resigned about a month ago, and other office bearers said they were not in ...
Bypassing that intent through defections — whatever name they go by — is an affront to representative democracy and the spirit of the Constitution.
A wave of political defections has reignited debate over India's anti-defection law, exposing the merger clause's legal ...
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla invited Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee to appear before him on June 19 to present the ...
Lok Sabha chief Om Birla plans to hear the Trinamool leader before seeking legal opinion on rebels seeking recognition ...