New Delhi, April 27 -- The decision by seven Rajya Sabha MPs to break away from the AAP and announce a "merger" with the BJP has triggered a key constitutional question on defection law. While the rebels claim protection under Paragraph 4 of the Tenth Schedule, which provides immunity in cases of "merger" supported by two-thirds of a legislature party, the legal position is far from settled. P2
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