A Member of Lok Sabha does not become disqualified to continue as a Member of the House if the Member :
[amp_mcq option1=”voluntarily gives up his / her membership of the political party from which he / she was elected” option2=”is expelled by the political party from which he / she had been elected to the House” option3=”joins a political party after being elected as an independent candidate” option4=”abstains from voting contrary to the direction by his / her political party” correct=”option2″]
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-1 – 2016
Under the Tenth Schedule (Anti-Defection Law), a member of a House belonging to a political party becomes disqualified if they voluntarily give up membership (A), vote or abstain against the party whip (D), or if an independent member joins a party after election (C). However, being *expelled* from the political party (B) does not automatically lead to disqualification under the Tenth Schedule. The expelled member continues to be a member of the House but may be treated as an unattached member. They would only be disqualified if they then join another political party or vote/abstain against the whip of the party they were originally elected from (though the applicability of whip after expulsion is a debated point).
Expulsion from a political party is not a direct ground for disqualification under the Tenth Schedule (Anti-Defection Law).