How does this amendment affect disqualification on ground of defection?
The amendment does not disqualify a member of a House from being considered as part of their original political party if the party merges with another political party. The member can claim that they and other members have either become members of the merged party or opted to function as a separate group. In such cases, the merged party or new party formed by the merger, or the separate group, will be deemed to be the political party to which the member belongs for the purposes of disqualification due to defection and their original political party for the purposes of this sub-paragraph.