Anti Defection Law in India

Initially, Anti Defection Law was not in the constitution of India. The multiple political parties is in existence after the Independence. But at that time, when the constitution of India was formed, there was one political party i.e Indian National Congress. But after independence, existence of multiple political parties, the members of different political parties started switching to other which was affecting the stability of the government. It becames the serious problem because so many members of political party switch to another party after the general election of 1967. In a representative democracy political parties are an essential concomitant of elections. Criminalisation of politics and role of money in elections are serious cause for failure. The evil of political defection has been a matter of national concern.