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‘‘The practice of defection in Indian politics is many times expressed as the policy of – ‘Aya Ram Gaya Ram’.’’ Justify the statement.

‘‘The practice of defection in Indian politics is many times expressed as the policy of – ‘Aya Ram Gaya Ram’.’’ The statement is justified below:

● The term defection means that a person leaves the party on who was elected and joins another party.


● The constant changing of the political members and parties gave rise to the term 'Aya Ram Gaya Ram '.


● This expression was coined by Gaya Lal, an MLA in Haryana in 1967. He had changed his party thrice in a fortnight duration.


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(a) World War II


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