📷 Image: Wikimedia Commons / Prime Minister's Office
Politics
Jan Suraaj Files Disqualification Petition Against Two Bihar MLCs for Joining BJP
✍️ India Today
🗓 02 Nov 2026, 04:32 PM
👁 17
The Jan Suraaj party has petitioned the Bihar Legislative Council to disqualify two of its members who allegedly switched allegiance to the Bharatiya Janata Party.
The Jan Suraaj party has formally approached the Bihar Legislative Council, seeking the disqualification of two of its elected members who are alleged to have defected to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The petition cites the anti‑defection provisions of the Constitution as the legal basis for the action.
While the names of the two MLCs have not been disclosed publicly, the party claims that their switch undermines the mandate given by voters to Jan Suraaj. The petition argues that the members’ allegiance shift violates the party’s internal rules and the spirit of the anti‑defection law.
The Bihar Legislative Council has received the petition and is expected to review the case under the provisions of the Tenth Schedule. No decision has yet been announced, and the matter remains under consideration.
Jan Suraaj has urged the council to act swiftly, warning that the defection could set a precedent that encourages further party switching among legislators.
While the names of the two MLCs have not been disclosed publicly, the party claims that their switch undermines the mandate given by voters to Jan Suraaj. The petition argues that the members’ allegiance shift violates the party’s internal rules and the spirit of the anti‑defection law.
The Bihar Legislative Council has received the petition and is expected to review the case under the provisions of the Tenth Schedule. No decision has yet been announced, and the matter remains under consideration.
Jan Suraaj has urged the council to act swiftly, warning that the defection could set a precedent that encourages further party switching among legislators.