List of President Rules in India

Instances of President's Rule[edit]

Indian State	Date From	Date To	Reasons & Comments
Andhra State	15 Nov 1954	29 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.
Andhra Pradesh	28 Feb 2014	-	Political Deadlock following the resignation of Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy and several others, both from the Government and the Party after the Indian Parliament passed Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill meant to carve out a separateTelangana State.[1]
Arunachal Pradesh	3 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	5 Dec 1980	'Assam Agitation' against illegal foreign national staying in Assam started to take roots under the leadership of the All Assam Students’Union (AASU). The violence fuelled by United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) resulted in break down of law and order.
Assam	30 Jun 1981	13 Jan 1982	Congress (I) government led by Anwara Taimur representing immigrant minorities collapsed following intensification of 'Assam Agitation' against illegal foreign national staying in Assam.
Assam	19 Mar 1982	27 Feb 1983	Congress (I) government led by Kesab Gogoi representing ethnic Asom people collapsed following continued violence in Assam.
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 organisation ULFA's activities. During President's rule, Operation Bajrang was launched to flush out ULFA militants.
Bihar	29 Jun 1968	26 Feb 1969	Loss of Majority following defections in a fluid political environment.
Bihar	4 Jul 1969	16 Feb 1970	Loss of Majority following defections in a fluid political environment due to split in ruling Congress party
Bihar	9 Jan 1972	19 Mar 1972	Loss of Majority following defections in a fluid political environment.
Bihar	30 Apr 1977	24 Jun 1977	Government dismissed in spite of Dr. Jagannath Mishra enjoying majority support in Assembly
Bihar	17 Feb 1980	8 Jun 1980	Government dismissed in spite of Mr. Ram Sundar Das enjoying majority support in Assembly
Bihar	28 Mar 1995	5 Apr 1995	President’s rule imposed for a brief period of one week to facilitate passage of vote on account (to permit day to day government expenses in Bihar) by Parliament while awaiting the results of Assembly elections held during the Chief Ministership of Mr Laloo Prasad.
Bihar	12 Feb 1999	9 Mar 1999	Breakdown of law and order, killings of 11 Dalits at Narayanpur. The Vajpayee Government, revoked President’s rule within 26 days since the coalition did not have a majority in the Rajya Sabha.
Bihar	7 Mar 2005	24 Nov 2005	Indecisive outcome of elections.
Delhi	17 Feb 2014	Ongoing	Resignation of Aam Aadmi Party led Government and no party or coalition came forward with required majority to form Government.[2]
Goa	2 Dec 1966	5 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	Loss of majority following split in the ruling MGP Party
Goa	14 Dec 1990	25 Jan 1991	C.M. resigned consequent upon his disqualification by High Court - No other Government found viable
Goa	9 Feb 1999	9 Jun 1999	Loss of majority and no alternate claimant to form next government
Goa	4 Mar 2005	7 Jun 2005	Government dismissed after controversial confidence vote secured in the Assembly by CM Pratap Sinh Rane
Gujarat	12 May 1971	17 Mar 1972	Loss of Majority following vertical split in Congress during 1969 presidential election
Gujarat	9 Feb 1974	18 Jun 1975	Chimanbhai Patel led Congress government resigned due to Navnirman Movement Anti-Corruption protests. The protesters forced MLA's resignations, forcing dissolution of assembly.
Gujarat	12 Mar 1976	24 Dec 1976	"Non-Passage" of budget leading to collapse of government
Gujarat	17 Feb 1980	8 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	2 Nov 1967	22 May 1968	Government dismissed in spite of having a tenuous majority.
Haryana	30 Apr 1977	21 Jun 1977	Government dismissed in spite of B D Gupta enjoying majority support in Assembly
Haryana	6 Apr 1991	23 Jul 1991	Rebellion in the ruling party
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	3 Dec 1993	Government dismissed in the aftermath of the destruction of Babri Masjid-Ram Janmasthan in Uttar Pradesh.
Jammu and Kashmir	26 Mar 1977	9 Jul 1977	Sheikh Abdullah led National Conference government bowed out after being reduced to a minority following withdrawal of support by the Congress Party
Jammu and Kashmir	6 Mar 1986	7 Nov 1986	Loss of majority
Jammu and Kashmir	19 Jan 1990	9 Oct 1996	Insurgency and break down of law and order.
Jammu and Kashmir	18 Oct 2002	2 Nov 2002	Indecisive outcome of elections.
Jammu and Kashmir	11 Jul 2008	5 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
Jharkhand	18 Jan 2013	12 July 2013	Loss of Majority. BJP's ruling coalition partner JMM withdrew its support to the government pushing it into a minority. Chief Minister Arjun Munda resigned and sought dissolution of the state Assembly.[3]
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	5 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	6 Mar 1967	Loss of majority followed by indecisive outcome of elections
Kerala	1 Aug 1970	4 Oct 1970	Loss of majority
Kerala	1 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	8 Jun 1980	Govt. dismissed in spite of Mr. Sundar Lal Patwa enjoying majority support in Assembly
Madhya Pradesh	15 Dec 1992	7 Dec 1993	Govt. dismissed in the aftermath of Babri Masjid-Ram Janmasthan destruction in Uttar Pradesh.
Maharashtra	17 Feb 1980	8 Jun 1980	Govt. dismissed in spite of Mr. Sharad Pawar enjoying majority support in the Assembly
Manipur	12 Jan 1967	19 Mar 1967	First Elections to Manipur Union Territory Assembly held.
Manipur	25 Oct 1967	18 Feb 1968	Short lived ministry collapsed following resignation of speaker, resulting in neither ruling nor opposition congress having a clear majority in the assembly. Assembly kept in suspended animation.
Manipur	17 Oct 1969	22 Mar 1972	Violent secessionist insurgency and statehood demands resulted in breakdown of law and order
Manipur	28 Mar 1973	3 Mar 1974	President's rule was imposed even though the opposition had a "tenuous" majority and could have formed a government
Manipur	16 May 1977	28 Jun 1977	Collapse of Government following defections
Manipur	14 Nov 1979	13 Jan 1980	Discontent within Janata Party Government and corruption charges led to dismissal of government and dissolution of Assembly.
Manipur	28 Feb 1981	18 Jun 1981	Incumbent Government fell following defections. Governor did not permit an alternate government to be formed by People's Democratic Front on the basis of his assessment regarding stability of the proposed ministry.
Manipur	7 Jan 1992	7 Apr 1992	Incumbent coalition Government fell following defections. President's rule imposed keeping assembly in suspension.
Manipur	31 Dec 1993	13 Dec 1994	1000 persons died in Naga-Kuki clashes and continued violence
Manipur	2 Jun 2001	6 Mar 2002	Loss of majority
Meghalaya	11 Oct 1991	5 Feb 1992	The Centre imposed President's Rule in Meghalaya in the wake of a political crisis after the then Speaker PR Kyndiah suspended five MLAs, mostly independents, on grounds of defection. See more at:http://www.merinews.com/article/meghalaya-clamped-under-presidents-rule/15752671.shtml#sthash.lD2Rcimi.dpuf
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	1 Jun 1978	Mizo Union Ministry led by Chief Minister Chhunga resigned in May 1977, ostensibly to facilitate the progress of peace talks. see Lost Opportunities: 50 Years of Insurgency in the North-east and India's Response, By S. P. Sinha, Page 95
Mizoram	10 Nov 1978	8 May 1979	Chief Minister Sailo's refusal to grant undue favours caused dissension in his party which led to the fall of his government and imposition of President's rule. see Lost Opportunities: 50 Years of Insurgency in the North-east and India's Response, By S. P. Sinha, Page 96-97
Mizoram	7 Sep 1988	24 Jan 1989	Defections reduced the Government to minority
Nagaland	20 Mar 1975	25 Nov 1977	Defections and counter defections led to imposition of President's rule
Nagaland	7 Aug 1988	25 Jan 1989	The state was under a brief spell of central rule again after the Hokishe Sema-led Congress government was reduced to a minority. The decision was challenged in the Supreme Court in held to be invalid in 1994.
Nagaland	2 Apr 1992	22 Feb 1993	Fluid party position and deteriorating law and order situation
Nagaland	3 Jan 2008	12 Mar 2008	Government dismissed after controversial confidence vote secured in the Assembly by CM Neiphiu Rio
Odisha	25 Feb 1961	23 Jun 1961	Dr. Harekrushna Mahtab led Congress-Gantantra Parishad Minority Government resigned on the 21st February, 1961 due to differences in the Congress Party. President’s Rule was imposed on 25 February 1961.
Odisha	11 Jan 1971	3 Apr 1971	Break-up of coalition
Odisha	3 Mar 1973	6 Mar 1974	Facing imminent collapse of government, incumbent chief minister recommended dissolution of assembly and fresh elections.
Odisha	16 Dec 1976	29 Dec 1976	Chief Minister Nandini Sathpathy was forced out and assembly placed under suspended animation. A new Congress government was sworn in after revocation of President's Rule.
Odisha	30 Apr 1977	26 Jun 1977	Government dismissed in spite of Binayak Acharya enjoying majority support in Assembly
Odisha	17 Feb 1980	9 Jun 1980	Government dismissed in spite of Nilamani Routray enjoying majority support in Assembly
PEPSU	5 Mar 1953	8 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
Puducherry	18 Sep 1968	17 Mar 1969	Assembly was dissolved and President's rule imposed as opposition parties had a chance to form a government after the fall of the Congress government.
Puducherry	3 Jan 1974	6 Mar 1974	Assembly dissolved after fall of DMK government following decision of two ministers to join newly formed ADMK.
Puducherry	28 Mar 1974	2 Jul 1977	Fall of coalition government of ADMK, Congress(O)following division of votes by Congress(R) and DMK. The Assembly was dissolved.
Puducherry	12 Nov 1978	16 Jan 1980
Puducherry	24 Jun 1983	16 Mar 1985	Government dismissed following withdrawal of Congress(I) from coalition government. In spite of incumbent chief minister asking for an opportunity to prove his majority on the floor of the house, the assembly was dissolved.
Puducherry	4 Mar 1991	3 Jul 1991	DMK Government dismissed in spite of having a majority in the Assembly
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	5 Jul 1966	1 Nov 1966	State administration was taken over, ostensibly to facilitate bifurcation of Punjab state into two, Punjab and Haryana
Punjab	23 Aug 1968	17 Feb 1969	Break-up of coalition
Punjab	14 Jun 1971	17 Mar 1972	Following poor performance in March, 1971 Lok Sabha Elections, incumbent Chief Minister advised dissolving state assembly and holding fresh elections to state legislature.
Punjab	30 Apr 1977	20 Jun 1977	Government dismissed in spite of Giani Zail Singh enjoying majority support in Assembly
Punjab	17 Feb 1980	6 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	13 Mar 1967	26 Apr 1967	Indecisive outcome of elections
Rajasthan	29 Apr 1977	22 Jun 1977	Government dismissed in spite of Hari Dev Joshi enjoying majority support in Assembly
Rajasthan	16 Feb 1980	6 Jun 1980	Government dismissed in spite of Bhairon Singh Shekhawat enjoying majority support in Assembly
Rajasthan	15 Dec 1992	4 Dec 1993	Government dismissed in spite of Bhairon Singh Shekhawat enjoying majority support in Assembly
Sikkim	18 Aug 1978	18 Oct 1979	Loss of majority following split in Mr. Kazi Lhendup Dorji led Janata Party government. The central government imposed president's rule and followed up with electoral reforms before ordering fresh elections.
Sikkim	25 May 1984	8 Mar 1985	Congress Government formed following induced collapse of Mr. Nar Bahadur Bandari Sikkim Janata Parishad Government was dismissed as it did not enjoy a majority in the Assembly.
Tamil Nadu	31 Jan 1976	30 Jun 1977	Government dismissed in spite of Karunanidhi enjoying majority support in Assembly
Tamil Nadu	17 Feb 1980	6 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	1 Nov 1971	20 Mar 1972	In the backdrop of refugee influx due to Bangladesh Liberation War, split in the Congress and Communist agitation for Tripura to become a full fledged state, President's rule was imposed. On 1 January 1972 Tripura became a State and assembly elections held subsequently.
Tripura	5 Nov 1977	5 Jan 1978
Tripura	11 Mar 1993	10 Apr 1993	Elections postponed from 15 Feb 1993 to 3 Apr 1993 on account of deteriorating law and order situation. Caretaker CM resigns.
Uttar Pradesh	25 Feb 1968	26 Feb 1969	Loss of majority following withdrawal of support by Corgress (R) led by Ms. Indira Gandhi.
Uttar Pradesh	1 Oct 1970	18 Oct 1970	Charan Singh Ministry supported by Congress collapsed following split in Congress party.
Uttar Pradesh	12 Jun 1973	8 Nov 1973	Chief Minister resigned as a result of the 1973 Provincial Armed Constabulary revolt.
Uttar Pradesh	30 Nov 1975	21 Jan 1976	Congress Government of H N Bahuguna tendered resignation due to infighting within the party.
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	9 Jun 1980	Government dismissed in spite of Banarasi Das enjoying majority support in Assembly
Uttar Pradesh	6 Dec 1992	4 Dec 1993	Government dismissed in the aftermath of the destruction of Babri Masjid-Ram Janmasthan
Uttar Pradesh	18 Oct 1995	21 Mar 1997	Loss of Majority following collapse of coaltion
Uttar Pradesh	8 Mar 2002	2 May 2002	Indecisive outcome of elections.
Vindhya Pradesh	8 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	1 Jul 1962	8 Jul 1962	Interim Period between death of incumbent Chief Minister and election of new leader.
West Bengal	20 Feb 1968	25 Feb 1969	State placed under President's rule following collapse of two successive short lived coalition governments.
West Bengal	19 Mar 1970	2 Apr 1971	Collapse of United Front Coalition between Bangla Congress and CPI(M)
West Bengal	28 Jun 1971	19 Mar 1972	Collapse of United Front Coalition between Bangla Congress and CPI(M)