President's Rule - Instances of President's Rule

Instances of President's Rule

Indian State Date From Date To Reasons & Comments
Andhra State 15 Nov 1954 28 Mar 1955 Loss of Majority.
Andhra Pradesh 11 Jan 1973 10 Dec 1973 Break down of Law & Order due to Jai Andhra Agitation, In P.V.Narasimha Rao's Tenure.
Arunachal Pradesh 03 Nov 1979 18 Jan 1980 Loss of Majority following defections in a fluid political environment during Janata party rule at the Centre.
Assam 12 Dec 1979 05 Dec 1980
Assam 30 Jun 1981 13 Jan 1982
Assam 19 Mar 1982 27 Feb 1983
Assam 28 Nov 1990 30 Jun 1991 Govt. dismissed in spite of AGP CM Mr. Prafulla Mahanta enjoying majority support in Assembly. The dismissal was triggered apparently by the threat to internal security due to banned organization ULFA's activities. During President's rule, Operation Bajrang was launched to flush out ULFA militants.
Bihar 29 Jun 1968 26 Feb 1969
Bihar 06 Jul 1969 16 Feb 1970
Bihar 09 Jan 1972 19 Mar 1972
Bihar 30 Apr 1977 24 Jun 1977 Government dismissed in spite of Dr. Jagannath Mishra enjoying majority support in Assembly
Bihar 17 Feb 1980 08 Jun 1980 Government dismissed in spite of Mr. Ram Sundar Das enjoying majority support in Assembly
Bihar 28 Mar 1995 05 Apr 1995
Bihar 11 Feb 1999 09 Mar 1999 Breakdown of law and order, killings of 11 Dalits at Narayanpur
Bihar 07 Mar 2005 24 Nov 2005 Indecisive outcome of elections.
Goa 02 Dec 1966 05 Apr 1967 The Union Territory of Goa's Assembly was dissolved to conduct an opinion poll to determine whether Goa should be merged with Maharashtra.
Goa 27 Apr 1979 16 Jan 1980
Goa 14 Dec 1990 25 Jan 1991
Goa 09 Feb 1999 09 Jun 1999 Loss of majority and no alternate claimant to form next government
Goa 04 Mar 2005 07 Jun 2005 Government dismissed after controversial confidence vote secured in the Assembly by CM Pratap Sinh Rane
Gujarat 12 May 1971 17 Mar 1972
Gujarat 09 Feb 1974 18 Jun 1975
Gujarat 12 Mar 1976 24 Dec 1976
Gujarat 17 Feb 1980 08 Jun 1980 Government dismissed in spite of Babubhai J Patel enjoying majority support in the Assembly
Gujarat 19 Sep 1996 23 Oct 1996 Government dismissed following a controversial confidence vote. The Assembly was placed in suspended animation, which led to subsequent installation of Vaghela government, supported by Congress
Haryana 02 Nov 1967 22 May 1968
Haryana 30 Apr 1977 21 Jun 1977 Government dismissed in spite of B D Gupta enjoying majority support in Assembly
Haryana 06 Apr 1991 23 Jul 1991
Himachal Pradesh 30 Apr 1977 22 Jun 1977 Government dismissed in spite of Thakur Ram Lal enjoying majority support in Assembly
Himachal Pradesh 15 Dec 1992 03 Dec 1993 Government dismissed in the aftermath of the destuction of Babri Masjid-Ram Janmasthan in Uttar Pradesh.
Jammu & Kashmir 26 Mar 1977 09 Jul 1977
Jammu & Kashmir 06 Mar 1986 07 Nov 1986 Loss of majority
Jammu & Kashmir 19 Jan 1990 09 Oct 1996 Insurgency and break down of law and order.
Jammu & Kashmir 18 Oct 2002 02 Nov 2002 Indecisive outcome of elections.
Jammu & Kashmir 11 Jul 2008 05 Jan 2009 Loss of majority following collapse of coalition. CM Gulam Nabi Azad's decision to transfer land for Amarnath pilgrimage led to PDP pulling out of coalation Govt.
Jharkhand 19 Jan 2009 29 Dec 2009 Loss of Majority
Jharkhand 1 Jun 2010 11 Sep 2010 Loss of Majority
Karnataka 19 Mar 1971 20 Mar 1972 Loss of Majority
Karnataka 31 Dec 1977 28 Feb 1978 Government dismissed in spite of Congress CM Devraj Urs enjoying majority support in Assembly
Karnataka 21 Apr 1989 30 Nov 1989 Loss of majority of CM S. R. Bommai, followed by dissolution of Assembly. On an appeal by Mr. S. R. Bommai, in a landmark judgement delivered in 1994, the Indian Supreme Court laid out the procedure to be followed before dissolving an elected assembly. The historic ruling in this case reduced the scope for misuse of Article 356 by future central governments and governors.
Karnataka 10 Oct 1990 17 Oct 1990 Government of Veerendra Patil dismissed by Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and state was placed under President's rule with the assembly placed in suspended animation until next chief Minister was elected
Karnataka 9 Oct 2007 11 Nov 2007 Loss of majority
Karnataka 20 Nov 2007 27 May 2008 Loss of majority
Kerala (Travancore-Cochin) 23 Mar 1956 05 Apr 1957 Loss of majority following split in Congress Party
Kerala 31 Jul 1959 22 Feb 1960 Government dismissed in spite of Communist CM EMS Namboodiripad enjoying majority support in Assembly
Kerala 10 Sep 1964 06 Mar 1967 Loss of majority followed by indecisive outcome of elections
Kerala 01 Aug 1970 04 Oct 1970 Loss of majority
Kerala 01 Dec 1979 25 Jan 1980 Loss of majority
Madhya Pradesh 29 Apr 1977 25 Jun 1977 Government dismissed in spite of Shyama Charan Shukla enjoying majority support in Assembly
Madhya Pradesh 18 Feb 1980 08 Jun 1980 Govt. dismissed in spite of Mr. Sundar Lal Patwa enjoying majority support in Assembly
Madhya Pradesh 15 Dec 1992 07 Dec 1993 Govt. dismissed in the aftermath of Babri Masjid-Ram Janmasthan destruction in Uttar Pradesh.
Maharashtra 17 Feb 1980 08 Jun 1980 Govt. dismissed in spite of Mr. Sharad Pawar enjoying majority support in the Assembly
Manipur 12 Jan 1967 19 Mar 1967
Manipur 25 Oct 1967 18 Feb 1968
Manipur 17 Oct 1969 22 Mar 1972
Manipur 28 Mar 1973 03 Mar 1974
Manipur 16 May 1977 28 Jun 1977
Manipur 14 Nov 1979 13 Jan 1980
Manipur 28 Feb 1981 18 Jun 1981
Manipur 07 Jan 1992 07 Apr 1992
Manipur 31 Dec 1993 13 Dec 1994
Manipur 02 Jun 2001 06 Mar 2002 Loss of majority
Meghalaya 11 Oct 1991 05 Feb 1992
Meghalaya 18 Mar 2009 12 May 2009 Government dismissed after controversial confidence vote secured in the Assembly by CM Donkupar Roy
Mizoram 11 May 1977 01 Jun 1978
Mizoram 10 Nov 1978 08 May 1979
Mizoram 07 Sep 1988 24 Jan 1989
Nagaland 20 Mar 1975 25 Nov 1977
Nagaland 07 Aug 1988 25 Jan 1989
Nagaland 02 Apr 1992 22 Feb 1993
Nagaland 03 Jan 2008 12 Mar 2008 Government dismissed after controversial confidence vote secured in the Assembly by CM Neiphiu Rio
Orissa 25 Feb 1961 16 Jun 1961
Orissa 11 Jan 1971 03 Apr 1971
Orissa 03 Mar 1973 04 Mar 1974
Orissa 16 Dec 1976 29 Dec 1976
Orissa 30 Apr 1977 26 Jun 1977 Government dismissed in spite of Binayak Acharya enjoying majority support in Assembly
Orissa 17 Feb 1980 09 Jun 1980 Government dismissed in spite of Nilamani Routray enjoying majority support in Assembly
PEPSU 05 Mar 1953 08 Mar 1954 President's rule was invoked in the erstwhile PEPSU (Patiala and East Punjab States Union ) State when the Akali Dal government, led by Gian Singh Rarewala, was dismissed
Pondicherry 18 Sep 1968 17 Mar 1969
Pondicherry 03 Jan 1974 06 Mar 1974
Pondicherry 28 Mar 1974 02 Jul 1977
Pondicherry 12 Nov 1978 16 Jan 1980
Pondicherry 24 Jun 1983 16 Mar 1985
Pondicherry 04 Mar 1991 03 Jul 1991
Punjab 20 Jun 1951 17 Apr 1952 Pandit Nehru kept the Punjab Assembly in suspension for nine months and 28 days to help the state Congress government get its act together.
Punjab 05 Jul 1966 01 Nov 1966
Punjab 23 Aug 1968 17 Feb 1969
Punjab 14 Jun 1971 17 Mar 1972
Punjab 30 Apr 1977 20 Jun 1977 Government dismissed in spite of Giani Zail Singh enjoying majority support in Assembly
Punjab 17 Feb 1980 06 Jun 1980 Government dismissed in spite of Parkash Singh Badal enjoying majority support in Assembly
Punjab 10 Oct 1983 29 Sep 1985 Insurgency and breakdown of law and order
Punjab 11 Jun 1987 25 Feb 1992 Insurgency and breakdown of law and order
Rajasthan 29 Apr 1977 22 Jun 1977 Government dismissed in spite of Hari Dev Joshi enjoying majority support in Assembly
Rajasthan 16 Feb 1980 06 Jun 1980 Government dismissed in spite of Bhairon Singh Shekhawat enjoying majority support in Assembly
Rajasthan 15 Dec 1992 04 Dec 1993 Goverment dismissed in spite of Bhairon Singh Shekhawat enjoying majority support in Assembly
Sikkim 18 Aug 1978 18 Oct 1979
Sikkim 25 May 1984 08 Mar 1985
Tamil Nadu 31 Jan 1976 30 Jun 1977 Government dismissed in spite of Karunanidhi enjoying majority support in Assembly
Tamil Nadu 17 Feb 1980 06 Jun 1980 Government dismissed in spite of M G Ramachandran enjoying majority support in Assembly
Tamil Nadu 30 Jan 1988 27 Jan 1989 Government dismissed after controversial confidence vote secured in the Assembly by CM Janaki Ramachandran
Tamil Nadu 30 Jan 1991 24 Jun 1991 Government headed by Mr. M. Karunanidhi dismissed by Prime Minister Chandrashekhar on charges of supporting anti-national activities, in spite of the then Governor Barnala's report and enjoying majority support in the Assembly.
Tripura 01 Nov 1971 20 Mar 1972
Tripura 05 Nov 1977 05 Jan 1978
Tripura 11 Mar 1993 10 Apr 1993
Uttar Pradesh 17 Feb 1968 26 Feb 1969
Uttar Pradesh 02 Oct 1970 18 Oct 1970
Uttar Pradesh 12 Jun 1973 08 Nov 1973
Uttar Pradesh 30 Nov 1975 21 Jan 1976
Uttar Pradesh 30 Apr 1977 23 Jun 1977 Government dismissed in spite of N D Tiwari enjoying majority support in Assembly
Uttar Pradesh 17 Feb 1980 09 Jun 1980 Government dismissed in spite of Banarasi Das enjoying majority support in Assembly
Uttar Pradesh 06 Dec 1992 04 Dec 1993
Uttar Pradesh 18 Oct 1995 21 Mar 1997
Uttar Pradesh 08 Mar 2002 2 May 2002 Indecisive outcome of elections.
Vindhya Pradesh 08 Apr 1949 13 Mar 1952 President's rule was imposed in the erstwhile Vindya Pradesh State when Chief Minister resigned. President's Rule was revoked following independent India's first general elections.
West Bengal 01 Jul 1962 08 Jul 1962
West Bengal 20 Feb 1968 25 Feb 1969
West Bengal 19 Mar 1970 02 Apr 1971
West Bengal 28 Jun 1971 19 Mar 1972

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