Lawmakers set to lose seats – again – after Supreme Court ruling
It is not clear if or when there will be by-elections for the soon-to-be vacated seats.
24 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
A dozen lawmakers who were controversially stripped of their seats look set to be booted out of parliament for good, after the Supreme Court ruled that a new anti-defection law is not unconstitutional.
The anti-defection law penalises floor crossing and was ratified in March this year.
The MPs will lose their seats as the law retrospectively applies the anti-defection punishment starting from July 13, which was before most of the lawmakers were kicked out of the ruling party.
It is not clear if or when there will be by-elections for the soon-to-be vacated seats.
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