Attempt this previous-year question. The correct option stays hidden until you choose.
With reference to anti-defection law in India, consider the following statements:
1. The law specifies that a nominated legislator cannot join any political party within six months of being appointed to the House.
2. The law does not provide any time-frame within which the presiding officer has to decide a defection case.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
Pick an option to check yourself.
• Correct Answer: B
• Tenth Schedule disqualifies a nominated member only if they join a party after six months from taking seat; they may join within six months.
• No statutory time-frame binds the presiding officer's decision on defection.
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