Section 3B(1)(b) in Karnataka Local Authorities (Prohibition of Defection) Act, 1987
(b)have not accepted the merger and opted to function as a separate group, and from the time of such merger, such other political party or new political party or group. as the case may be, shall be deemed to be the political party to which he belongs for the purposes of sub-section (1) of section 3 and to be his political party for the purposes of this section.