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title: "Article 356: State Emergency & President's Rule"
description: "Article 356 allows the President to impose President's Rule when a state government's constitutional machinery fails, impacting governance in India."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- Article 356 of the Indian Constitution empowers the President to assume a state government's functions when its constitutional machinery has failed, imposing what is termed President's Rule.
- What is the maximum duration of President's Rule under Article 356?
- How did the Bommai judgment change the use of Article 356?
- How does Article 356 differ from Article 352?
- Can the President assume the powers of a state High Court under Article 356?

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In March 2016 the Union government imposed President's Rule in Uttarakhand under Article 356 after a budget vote dispute; the Uttarakhand High Court quashed the proclamation, and a floor test restored Harish Rawat's Congress government.

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