alleryUnder the anti-defection law, an MP who changes parties loses the:
AThe stipend
BThe status
CThe seat
DThe salary
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. The seat
1. The law has helped bring defection down.
2. It has also made dissent more difficult.
3. The member loses the seat in the legislature.
_Source: syllabus Social Science, 'Democratic Politics II', Ch 6 'Political Parties'_
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