SURVIVAL TACTICS

Mulayam's introduction of the Disqualification Amendment Bill was clearly aimed at insulating more than 30 MLAs of the Samajwadi Party from the threat of being disqualified for holding an office of profit, writes India Today's Subhash Mishra.

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