What does ‘Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram’ stand for in Indian politics?

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The phrase ‘Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram’ implied frequent floor crossing by legislators in the party which was developed by Haryana MLA Gaya Lai in 1967.
He changed his party thrice in a fortnight from Congress to United Front back to Congress and then within nine hours to United Front again.
This incident later became a political joke and develop the culture of defection in Indian politics to create instability among the political parties.
Now, the Constitution has been amended to prevent this practice under ‘Anti Defection Law’.

kratos · Answer 1 · 2021-03-08T13:42:29+0000

The phrase ‘Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram’ implied frequent floor crossing by legislators in the party which was developed by Haryana MLA Gaya Lai in 1967.
He changed his party thrice in a fortnight from Congress to United Front back to Congress and then within nine hours to United Front again.
This incident later became a political joke and develop the culture of defection in Indian politics to create instability among the political parties.
Now, the Constitution has been amended to prevent this practice under ‘Anti Defection Law’.

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