WBCS.LIVE practice question

The provision of the Tenth Schedule pertaining to the exemption from disqualification in case of a split by one-third of the members of a legislature party was deleted by which amendment?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. 52nd Amendment Act, 1985
  2. 61st Amendment Act, 1989
  3. 91st Amendment Act, 2003
  4. 85th Amendment Act, 2001

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: 91st Amendment Act, 2003

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: C) 91st Amendment Act, 2003 šŸ“š Explanation: While the 52nd Amendment initially introduced the Anti-Defection Law via the Tenth Schedule, it allowed a specific exemption for a split by one-third of a political party's members. The 91st Amendment Act of 2003 completely deleted this exemption provision regarding splits. Consequently, defectors no longer have any constitutional protection from disqualification on the grounds of forming breakaway factions or party splits.