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Madras HC Asks EC To Frame Guidelines On MLAs Resigning, Recontesting On Other Party Tickets
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· September 16, 2026
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Chennai: With as many as six AIADMK MLAs resigning their Assembly membership within weeks of being elected and joining the ruling TVK, the Madras High Court has said the Election Commission of India must examine such issues to end mockery of democracy, especially when the same persons re-enter th...
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