A Member of the Lok Sabha does not become disqualified to continue as a Member of the House if the Member is expelled by the political party from which he/she had been elected to the House. The Constitution of India has provided (in Article 102) that a Member of Parliament will be disqualified for membership if: → he holds any office of profit under the Union or State Government (except that of a minister or any other office exempted by the Parliament); → he is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a court; → he is an undischarged insolvent; → he has ceased to be a citizen of India; → he is disqualified under any other law by the Parliament. Apart from Article 102, the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution provides for the disqualification of the members on ground of defection.