Seven AAP Rajya Sabha members merged with BJP, boosting NDA. Exposing AAP's opportunism, BJP's machinations, and the anti-defection law's impotence. The author criticizes AAP's cynical actions, contrasting Kejriwal's past ethics. The Tenth Schedule's blatant misinterpretation is key; mergers need two-thirds political party concurrence, not merely legislators. This challenged defection highlights recurrent public mandate betrayals, due to weak deterrence, damaging India's democracy.