Lok Sabha MPs Voting Right Bill, 2025
A Private Member’s Bill titled the Lok Sabha MPs Voting Right Bill, 2025 has been introduced in the Lok Sabha by a Congress MP. This is the third attempt at such reform, with similar Bills introduced in 2010 and 2021. The Bill seeks to substantially amend the Tenth Schedule (Anti-Defection Law) of the Constitution of India to give Members of Parliament greater freedom to vote independently.
At present, the Tenth Schedule (inserted by the 52nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1985) mandates that MPs elected on party tickets must follow party whips on almost all matters, failing which they face disqualification. The proposed Bill seeks to restrict disqualification only to votes that directly affect the stability of the government. These include:
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