President's Rule in Manipur: Provisions and History

Key Points

• 1President’s Rule was imposed in Manipur following the resignation of Chief Minister N Biren Singh.
• 2President’s Rule is imposed under Article 356.
• 3The process begins if the President, on receiving a report from the Governor, is “satisfied that a situation has arisen in which the Government of the State cannot be carried on in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution”.
• 4The President will issue a ‘Proclamation’, which can remain in force for up to two months.
• 5The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha must approve it through a resolution before this period expires for it to remain operative further.
• 6Since 1950, President’s Rule has been imposed a total of 134 times across 29 states and UTs.
• 7The Supreme Court comprehensively examined the power to impose President’s Rule and its effect on Centre-state relations in the case of S R Bommai v Union of India (1994).