Madhu Agrawal
It refers to ultimate fall of Congress government in Madhya Pradesh after Jyotiraditya Scindia quit Congress with his supporting ministers and MLAs resigning from membership of state legislative assembly. But all these resigning MLAs are likely to be given party-tickets by BJP for by-polls caused by their resignation thus further leading to big expenditure by public-exchequer and those contesting by-polls. Transportation and lodging of MLAs cost hugely for both BJP and Congress in race for power. All such tactics has nullified Anti-Defection-Law.
Need is for massive and consolidated poll-reforms whereby any MP or MLA resigning in-between from membership of legislative body must be disqualified to contest any election for next six years. Every MP or MLA desiring to contest election for the other legislative body must resign from membership of the earlier legislative body before filing nomination for the other.
Chief Minister, Speaker and Deputy Speaker should be elected simultaneously by secret and compulsory vote through EVMs equipped with VVPAT on nominations signed by at least 34-percent members with abstaining members losing right to vote in the House though retaining membership. Such elected incumbents may be removed through same process but with compulsion to name alternate leader in the same motion. This will make such persons seated on these posts which may be able to get support even from opposition benches.