Statistics show that in the past decade, the BJP has fielded more than 830 turncoats in assembly elections, the highest number by any party.
Statistics show that in the past decade, the BJP has fielded more than 830 turncoats in assembly elections, the highest number by any party.
Watching politicians is a common spectacle in India Shortcoming From one party, contest again from another party and become MLA again. rebellion in shivsena The politics of defection is once again in the headlines. Statistics show that in the past decade, the BJP has fielded more than 830 turncoats in assembly elections, the highest number by any party. A turncoat is a legislative candidate who participated in a previous election as a candidate of another recognized state/national party. More than 44% of the turncoats fielded by the BJP have won – a relatively high success rate.
number of turncoats
The chart shows the number of defectors and the percentage of those who have won the assembly elections in the last decade. For example, the BJP fielded 833 turncoats in assembly elections over the past decade, of which 44% won.
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last party
The chart shows the number of Vidhan Sabha candidates/winners who exited one party and joined another and won % in the last decade. For example, 806 Congress candidates/winners switched parties in the last decade and 33% of them won after switching.
BJP’s turn
The map shows the number of turncoats fielded by the BJP in the assembly elections over the past decade. Most of them were in the fray in Uttar Pradesh (130), followed by 81 in Karnataka.
BJP success rate
The map shows the % of turncoats won after being fielded by the BJP in assembly elections over the past decade. The turncoats brought out by the BJP in select northeastern states and Maharashtra had a high success rate.
Source: “TCPD Individual Incumbency Dataset 1962-Present”, Trivedi Center for Political Data, Ashoka University