President rule is likely to be in Manipur, since Biren Singh, Chief Minister of Manipur has resigned from the post.
The President’s Rule is crucial for maintaining the federal structure of the Indian polity and ensuring that governance remains stable even in crises.
Article 355 – Imposes a duty on the centre to ensure that the government of every state is carried out in accordance with the provisions of the constitution.
Articles 355 to 357 in Part XVIII – Along with Article 365 in Part XIX of the Indian Constitution, pertain to the President’s Rule.
Grounds of imposition – Article 356 empowers the President to issue a proclamation if he is satisfied that a situation has arisen in which the government of a state cannot be carried on in accordance with the provisions of the constitution.
Article 365 says that whenever a state fails to comply with or to give effect to any direction from the centre, the president rule can be imposed.
Parliamentary approval – A proclamation imposing president’s rule must be approved by both the houses of parliament within two months from the date of its issue.
However, if the proclamation of President’s rule is issued at a time when the Lok Sabha has been dissolved or the dissolution of the Lok Sabha takes place during the period of two months without approving the proclamation.
Then the proclamation survives until 30 days from the first sitting of the Lok Sabha after its reconstitution, provided that the Rajya Sabha approves it in the meantime.
Scope of judicial review – 44th Amendment Act of 1978 implying that the satisfaction of the President is not beyond judicial review.
