Indian politics witnessed another seismic shift as Raghav Chadha and six AAP Rajya Sabha MPs jumped ship to the BJP. Exploiting the Anti-Defection Law’s 2/3rd merger loophole ($7$ out of $10$ MPs), this corporate-style execution left Arvind Kejriwal blindsided.
From ED pressures on wealthy elites to the Swati Maliwal controversy, Arvind Kejriwal’s strategy of prioritizing billionaires over grassroots loyalists backfired heavily.
Is this the ultimate playbook of Operation Lotus? More importantly, when lawmakers bypass public mandate using legal loopholes, what is the actual value of a citizen’s vote in a democracy?
