What is meant by ‘defection’?

(A) Changing party after winning election
(B) Changing party before winning election
(C) Changing party after losing election
(D) Changing party before losing election

Correct Answer : Changing party after winning election
Question Asked : SSC CAPFs ASI & Delhi Police SI Online Exam 2017
Explanation : Defection refers to the act of leaving a country, political party, etc. to go to another one. More broadly, it involves abandoning a person, cause, or doctrine to which one is bound by some tie, as of allegiance or duty. In the field of politics, governments have developed anti-defection laws to curb the practice.
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