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In Depth - MLA Disqualification - SC Verdict

The Supreme Court has confirmed the disqualification of 17 Karnataka MLAs whose revolt triggered the collapse of the Janata Dal Secular-Congress government and the subsequent takeover by the BS Yediyurappa-led BJP in the state. But the court has cancelled the former Karnataka Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar's decision to bar the rebel MLAs from contesting polls till 2023. Bypolls to 15 out of 17 Karnataka assembly seats, which became vacant following the disqualification of the MLAs, are scheduled for December 5. 14 of these MLAs were from the Congress, and three from the JDS. After their disqualification the MLAs had filed petitions asking for the order to be quashed. This verdict once again brings into focus the anti-defection laws in the country. In today's edition of In Depth, we are talking about the Supreme Court verdict, other similar cases and judgements; what the law states as the criteria for MLA's disqualification? and what is the anti-defection law? Anchor - Smriti Rastogi