President rule in Nagaland

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