Chennai, April 27 -- Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Spokesperson TKS Elangovan on Monday alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is using pressure tactics to bring leaders from other parties into its fold and raised questions over the applicability of anti-defection law provisions in cases involving large-scale party switching, while calling such moves "unethical."

Speaking to ANI, Elangovan said that under existing rules, elected representatives who switch parties after polls are liable to lose their seats, but noted that the exact threshold under the anti-defection law needs to be examined.

"As per the rule, when somebody shifts his party position after getting elected from another party, his post will automatically go. But there i...