When can President’s Rule be imposed? | Explained
The story so far: Four days after Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh resigned, the State was put under President’s Rule on February 13. Though it is more common for President’s Rule to be imposed in a State where the ruling party is opposed to the one at the Centre, There have also been several instances of Article 356 being applied in cases where the same party is in power at both Centre and State, including in Andhra Pradesh in 1973, Assam in 1981, Gujarat in 1974, Karnataka in 1990, and now in Manipur in 2025. Since the Narendra Modi-led NDA government came to power in 2014, President’s Rule has been imposed 11 times including four times in J&K. In 111 cases of President’s Rule till 2015, the State’s Legislative Assembly had been dissolved simultaneously with the proclamation 53 times, according to the Lok Sabha Secretariat’s report.
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