Correct answer: (b) 2 only
Explanation
- A
1 only
1 only. A nominated member may join a party within six months; the ban is on joining after six months.
- B
2 only
2 only. The Tenth Schedule sets no clock for the Speaker/Chairman to decide a petition.
- C
Both 1 and 2
Both. Statement 1 reverses the six-month rule.
- D
Neither 1 nor 2
Neither. The open-ended timeline is why courts have been asked to step in.
Summary. Official key is (b) 2 only. A nominated legislator can join a political party within six months; after that, joining attracts disqualification. The anti-defection law does not fix a time-limit for the presiding officer’s decision.
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