Who was the Prime Minister when the Anti-Defection Act was enacted in 1985?

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ANarasimha Rao

BManmohan sing

CRajiv Gandhi

DNehru

Answer:

In any democracy, it is common to witness defection by legislators. This type of defection can seriously undermine the stability of the ruling government.
The anti-defection law in India has been made to punish individual Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA)/Members of Parliament (MPs) for leaving one party to join another.

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I. Articles 15 and 16 were amended to provide 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS).

II. Gujarat was the first state to implement this reservation.

III. This amendment is also applicable to minority educational institutions.

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A nominated member is disqualified if they join a political party after six months of taking their seat in the House.
The disqualification of a member for defection is decided by the presiding officer of the House, and this decision is final.
An independent member is disqualified if they join a political party after their election.

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A constitutional amendment bill requires a special majority, defined as a majority of the total membership of each House and two-thirds of members present and voting.
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There is a time limit within which state legislatures must ratify a constitutional amendment bill affecting federal provisions.