Floor crossing can be simply generalized as voting against the proposal which is presented or supported by the party from which the member was nominated from. It also states that the member cannot be absent or not choose to vote during the voting period.
In Bangladesh in the year 1972 our constitution makers incorporated Article 70 which is designed to prevent floor crossing in the parliament. This was an anti-defection or anti floor crossing law.
Floor crossing: Article 70 of the Constitution makes floor crossing illegal, and members engaging in floor crossing loses their membership.Floor crossing is described in the Constitution as:
- Resignation from the political party that nominated the member,
- Voting against the nominating party, or
- Abstaining from voting, either by abstention or absence, against the directive of the party Whip.