EDITORIALANTI-DEFECTION LAW
When Voters Forgive What the Law Forbids: Closing the Resign-and-Recontest Door
In the October 2026 bypolls, MLAs who had resigned from the AIADMK and joined the ruling TVK in Tamil Nadu were re-elected on the TVK's ticket. With more vacancies pending from further AIADMK resignations, the debate over whether the Tenth Schedule can stop resign-and-recontest defections has returned.
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