Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch have released a report regarding the defection of leaders. In which it has been revealed that between 2022 and 2026, 111 MPs and MLAs changed parties. Out of these 111 leaders, 29, i.e., 26 percent joined the BJP. While 9 (8 percent) joined hands with the Congress. Most Leaders Changed Parties in Nagaland: According to the report, among the leaders who changed parties after winning elections between 2022 and 2026, there were 26 Lok Sabha MPs, 7 Rajya Sabha MPs, and 78 MLAs. Leaders defected across 17 states and Union Territories. The highest number of defections, 32, occurred in Nagaland. This was followed by West Bengal with 20, Telangana with 9, and Goa and Punjab with 8 leaders each changing parties. "This includes leaders who switched parties, merged their party into another party, and those who resigned and won by-elections again." NPF Got the Highest Number of MLAs: Naga People's Front (NPF) saw the highest number of 32 MLAs joining, which accounts for 29 percent of the total defections. NPF leads in this matter. However, this was the result of a merger between parties in 2025, rather than individual leaders changing parties. All these leaders had joined the NPF, out of which 25 members were previously elected on a Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) ticket. Meaning, Nagaland's name tops the list due to a party merger, not because of individual leaders changing parties. Who Were the Leaders Joining the BJP? Among the 29 leaders who joined the BJP, there are 7 Rajya Sabha members and 22 MLAs. These included 8 Congress MLAs from Goa, 4 Congress MLAs from Gujarat, and 2 MLAs from Himachal Pradesh. Apart from this, 5 JDU MLAs from Manipur also joined the BJP. On the other hand, all 7 Rajya Sabha members belonged to the 'Aam Aadmi Party' (AAP), who defected under the leadership of Raghav Chadha. No Lok Sabha member joined the BJP. How Many Leaders Left Which Party? Among the parties whose leaders left, there were 25 from NDPP, 20 from Trinamool Congress (TMC), and 19 leaders from Congress. Following these were 9 leaders from BRS, 7 each from Aam Aadmi Party and NCP, 6 from Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray), 5 from JDU, and 4 leaders from NPP. The total number of leaders leaving NDPP, TMC, and Congress was 64, which constitutes 58 percent of all cases.