President’s Rule
Q. Which of the following states have recently (in 2016) been subjected to the President’s Rule?
1) Jammu Kashmir
2) Arunachal Pradesh
3) Uttarakhand- Published on 19 Apr 16a. 2, 3
b. 1, 3
c. 1, 2
d. All of the above
ANSWER: All of the above
- In Jammu and Kashmir it was implemented twice in since 2015. First from 9, January 2015 to 1, March 2015 - 51 days - Failure of Government formation after fractured verdict in Assembly elections. BJP & PDP reached an understanding to form an alliance to form Government in J&K.
- Second from 8 January 2016 to 4 April 2016 - 101 days - Death of Chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.
- Arunachal Pradesh had it from 25 January 2016 to 19 February 2016 - 26 days - 21 Congress MLAs joined hands with 11 of the BJP and two Independents, making the current government a minority government.
- Uttarakhand has it from 27 March 2016
- Collapse of CM Harish Rawat's ministry following a split in the state unit of Congress party. (The Rule was imposed one day before the scheduled floor test sparking controversy).
