What is 'defection'?
(1) When an individual migrates to another country
(2) Parties with different ideologies
(3) A catchy phrase
(4) An elected representative leaving the party on whose ticket she/he has been elected
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option 4 - 4 (An elected representative leaving the party on whose ticket she/he has been elected)
Defection means an elected representative leaves the party on whose symbol he/she was elected and joins another party. After the 1967 general election, the breakaway Congress legislators played an important role in installing non-Congress governments in three States - Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. The constant realignments and shifting political loyalties in this period gave rise to the expression ‘Aya Ram, Gaya Ram’.