Politics of abstention and BJD in Odisha

Politics of abstention and BJD in Odisha

By Dr Bhabani Shankar Nayak LONDON:The politics of abstention is a well-established strategy and democratic practice within both national and international parliamentary traditions. In Westminster parliamentary practice, abstention refers to the deliberate refusal to vote either for or against a motion in parliament. Political leaders, parties, interest groups, lobbies, trade unions, and members of parliaments or assemblies may adopt this strate…