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POLITICAL DEFECTION AND DEMOCRACY IN INDIA MANISHA KUMARI Doctoral Research Scholar Department of Political Science Netaji Subhas University Jamshedpur, Jharkhand Email Id- manishakumari16726@gmail.com ABSTRACT In the present paper, the politics of Defection is playing havoc with Indian Democracy. Representatives elected by the people change their political parties to topple the government. Frequent changing of political parties for political gains has weakened Indian democracy making it impossible to establish democratic values in the political fabric of the society or the article attempts to study the phenomenon of party defection to understand the impact it may have on political parties. Before 1967, there was no serious problem of political party dominance in India. This was because at that time the Indian National Congress was the only political party that enjoyed the confidence of people. The phrase Aaya Ram Gaya Ram gained popularity in Indian politics in 1967 when Gayalal, a Haryana MLA, changed his party three times in a single day. The anti defection law seeks to prevent political defection that may be due to remuneration or other similar considerations. The present anti-defection law was passed by the parliament in the year 1985 by the 52nd Constitutional Amendment which added the tenth schedule to the Constitution.