How TMC became the latest party to fall to BJP’s ‘divide, defect, dominate’ playbook

Sinharay, Praskanva ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8303-8554 (2026) How TMC became the latest party to fall to BJP’s ‘divide, defect, dominate’ playbook. The Indian Express.

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Abstract

Given the trend in defections, what is more concerning is the larger constitutional question of democratic accountability between the legislator and the elector, and the role of institutions in safeguarding the same.

Item Type:	Article in Newspapers and Magazine
Uncontrolled Keywords:	“detect, delete, deport” \| illegal migrants \| Anti-defection law
Subjects:	Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Law and Legal Studies Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Political Science
Depositing User:	Mr. Syed Anas Ali
Date Deposited:	15 Jun 2026 06:58
Last Modified:	15 Jun 2026 06:58
Official URL:	https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/...
URI:	https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/11664

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