Why do Politicians switch Political Parties By Deepak Parvatiyar July 31, 2014 Consider these facts: In Uttar Pradesh, as many as 19 defectors joined the BJP just before the Lok Sabha elections. In Bihar, five of the nine outsiders who were given party ticket by the BJP, won the seats. In Haryana, defectors to the BJP won four of the seven seats in the state. This election, Narendra Modi was right in his judgment of getting absolute majority. But wasn’t the numbers of defections to the BJP a good indicator to boost his confidence? Just look at the names of some of the big defectors — Jagdambika Pal, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, Ashok Kumar Dohare (Uttar Pradesh), Rao Indrajit Singh, Dharamvir Singh (Haryana), Col Sonaram Choudhary (Rajasthan), Ram Kripal Yadav, Ajay Nishad, Om Prakash Yadav, Sushil Kumar Singh (Bihar), Vidyut Baran Mahato (Jharkhand), Heena Gavit (Maharashtra). And the list goes on… It could be the question of political survival for these defect
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