Q. What is meant by ‘defection’?
Answer: Changing party after winning election
Notes: Defection refers to the act of leaving a country, political party, etc. to go to another one. More broadly, it involves abandoning a person, cause, or doctrine to which one is bound by some tie, as of allegiance or duty. In the field of politics, governments have developed anti-defection laws to curb the practice.
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