Paragraph 2(1)(b) of the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution of India sets out one ground for disqualifying a member of a legislature. It applies when the member “votes or abstains from voting in such House contrary to any direction issued by the political party to which he belongs or by any person or authority authorized by it in this behalf.”
This holds unless the member had prior permission, or unless the party, or the person who gave the direction, condones the vote “within fifteen days from the date of such voting or abstention.”