45% of MLAs who switched parties between 2016 and 2020 joined BJP: Report

As many as 170 MLAs deserted the Congress during the elections held between 2016 and 2020, while only 18 BJP legislators switched parties to contest the polls

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Himani Kothari New Delhi

1 min read Last Updated : Mar 12 2021 | 12:20 AM IST

About 45 per cent of re-contesting MLAs (182 of 405) who switched political parties between 2016 and 2020 joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), according to a report by poll rights group Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). This was followed by 38 who joined the Congress and 25 who joined the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS).

As many as 170 MLAs deserted the Congress during the elections held between 2016 and 2020, while only 18 BJP legislators switched parties to contest the polls, it said. Five Lok Sabha MPs quit the BJP to join other parties during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls

Topics : Bharatiya Janata Party Indian National Congress Association for Democratic Reforms Assembly elections TRS MLAs

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