List of state governments dismissed by the Indian National Congress explained

This is the list of state governments of India dismissed by the Ruling National Party between 1952 and 2023.

List

S.No	Year	Assembly	CM before	Party		CM After	Party		Reason(s) For Dissimal of State Government	References
1.	1953	Patiala and East Punjab States Union	Gian Singh Rarewala		Independent	President's rule			Suspended The Government Using Article 356	^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4]
2.	1959	Kerala	E. M. S. Namboodiripad		Communist Party of India				The immediate effect of the Vimochana Samaram was the controversial dismissal of government on 31 July 1959 and imposition of President's rule.	^[5] ^[6] ^[7]
3.	2 December 1966	Goa	Dayanand Bandodkar		Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party				Government was dismissed in order to ensure that the referendum poll was ‘free and fair’, and conceding to the demands of the UGP	^[8]
4.	2 November 1967	Haryana	Birender Singh		Vishal Haryana Party				Government was dismissed by the Union government after CM refused to accept the late Indira Gandhi as the arbitrator for dispute between Punjab and Haryana over river waters, Chandigarh and the Hindi-speaking areas of the state of Punjab.	^[9]
5.	11 January 1971	Odisha	Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo	bgcolor=Blue					Swatantra Party	Break-up of coalition
6.	18 March 1971	Karnataka	Veerendra Patil		Indian National Congress (O)				Suspended The Government Using Article 356	^[10]
7.	12 May 1971	Gujarat	Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai		Indian National Congress (O)				Loss of majority following vertical split in Congress during 1969 presidential election
8.	27 March 1973	Manipur	Mohammed Alimuddin		Manipur Peoples Party				President's rule was imposed even though the opposition had a "tenuous" majority and could have formed a government	^[11] ^[12]
9.	5 December 1974	Manipur	Yangmaso Shaiza	bgcolor=#purple		Manipur Hills Union	Raj Kumar Dorendra Singh		Indian National Congress	Incumbent Coalition MLAS Defected To Congress	^[13]
10.	1 February 1976	Tamil Nadu	M. Karunanidhi		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	President's rule			Government dismissed in spite of Chief minister Karunanidhi enjoying majority support in Assembly, due to the Government not strictly enforcing provisions of Emergency rules.
11.	12 March 1976	Gujarat	Babubhai J. Patel		Indian National Congress (O)	Madhav Singh Solanki		Indian National Congress	"Non-Passage" of budget leading to collapse of government
12.	21 November 1976	Meghalaya	Williamson A. Sangma		All Party Hill Leaders Conference	Williamson A. Sangma		Indian National Congress	Incumbent Ruling Party MLAS Defected To Congress
13.	16 February 1980	Rajasthan	Bhairon Singh Shekhawat		Janata Party	Jagannath Pahadia		Indian National Congress	Government dismissed in spite of Bhairon Singh Shekhawat enjoying majority support in Assembly
14.	17 February 1980	Uttar Pradesh	Banarasi Das		Janata Party	President's rule			Government dismissed in spite of Banarasi Das enjoying majority support in Assembly
15.	17 February 1980	Odisha	Nilamani Routray		Janata Party	Janaki Ballabh Patnaik		Indian National Congress	Government dismissed in spite of Nilamani Routray enjoying majority support in Assembly
16.	17 February 1980	Gujarat	Babubhai J. Patel		Janata Party	Madhav Singh Solanki		Indian National Congress	Government dismissed in spite of Babubhai J Patel enjoying majority support in the Assembly
17.	17 February 1980	Bihar	Ram Sundar Das		Janata Party	President's rule			Government dismissed in spite of Ram Sundar Das enjoying majority support in the Assembly
18.	17 February 1980	Punjab	Parkash Singh Badal		Shiromani Akali Dal				Government dismissed in spite of Parkash Singh Badal enjoying majority support in Assembly
19.	17 February 1980	Maharashtra	Sharad Pawar		Indian National Congress (Socialist)				Government dismissed in spite of Sharad Pawar enjoying majority support in the Assembly	^[14]
20.	18 February 1980	Tamil Nadu	M. G. Ramachandran		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam				Government dismissed in spite of Chief minister M G Ramachandran enjoying majority support in Assembly, due to Farmers Strike for subsidised electricity.
21.	18 February 1980	Madhya Pradesh	Sunderlal Patwa		Janata Party				Government dismissed in spite of Sundar Lal Patwa enjoying majority support in Assembly
22.	7 May 1981	Meghalaya	B. B. Lyngdoh		All Party Hill Leaders Conference	Williamson A. Sangma		Indian National Congress	Incumbent Ruling Party MLAS Defected To Congress
23.	31 March 1983	Meghalaya	B. B. Lyngdoh		All Party Hill Leaders Conference	Williamson A. Sangma		Indian National Congress	Incumbent Ruling Party MLAS Defected To Congress
24.	24 June 1983	Puducherry	M. D. R. Ramachandran		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	President's rule			Government dismissed following withdrawal of Congress(I) from coalition government. In spite of incumbent chief minister asking for an opportunity to prove his majority on the floor of the house, the assembly was dissolved.
25.	11 May 1984	Sikkim	Nar Bahadur Bhandari	bgcolor=green		Sikkim Janata Parishad	B. B. Gurung		Indian National Congress	Government formed following induced collapse of Nar Bahadur Bandari Sikkim Janata Parishad Government was dismissed as it did not enjoy a majority in the Assembly
26.	2 July 1984	Jammu and Kashmir	Farooq Abdullah		National Conference	Ghulam Mohammad Shah	bgcolor=Pink		Awami National Conference	Congress Supported Rebel MLAS Of NC To Form Government
27.	16 August 1984	Andhra Pradesh	N. T. Rama Rao		Telugu Desam Party	Nadendla Bhaskara Rao		Rebel Telugu Desam Party	Congress Supported Rebel MLAS Of TDP To Form Government	^[15] ^[16]
28.	31 January 1988	Tamil Nadu	V. N. Janaki Ramachandran		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	President's rule			Government dismissed after controversial confidence vote secured in the Assembly by CM Janaki Ramachandran, after death of Chief minister M G Ramachandran.
29.	7 September 1988	Mizoram	Laldenga		Mizo National Front				Defections By Congress reduced the Government to minority
30.	28 November 1990	Assam	Prafulla Kumar Mahanta	bgcolor=#A99CCFF					Asom Gana Parishad	Government dismissed in spite of AGP CM Prafulla Mahanta enjoying majority support in Assembly. The dismissal was triggered apparently by the threat to internal security due to banned organisation ULFA's activities.Suspended The Government Using Article 356	^[17] ^[18]
31.	10 October 1991	Meghalaya	B. B. Lyngdoh		Hill People's Union				The Centre imposed president's rule in Meghalaya in the wake of a political crisis after the then Speaker PR Kyndiah suspended five MLAs, mostly independents, on grounds of defection
31.	5 February 1992	Meghalaya	B. B. Lyngdoh		Hill People's Union	D. D. Lapang		Indian National Congress	Incumbent Ruling Party MLAS Defected To Congress
32.	6 January 1992	Manipur	Raj Kumar Ranbir Singh		Manipur Peoples Party	President's rule			Incumbent Coalition MLAS Defected To Congress	^[19]
32.	8 April 1992	Manipur	Raj Kumar Ranbir Singh		Manipur Peoples Party	Raj Kumar Dorendra Singh		Indian National Congress	Incumbent Coalition MLAS Defected To Congress	^[19]
33.	2 April 1992	Nagaland	Vamuzo Phesao		Nagaland People's Council	President's rule			Fluid party position and deteriorating law and order situation
34.	6 December 1992	Uttar Pradesh	Kalyan Singh		Bharatiya Janata Party				Government dismissed in the aftermath of the destruction of Babri Masjid-Ram Janmasthan in Uttar Pradesh.
35.	15 December 1992	Himachal Pradesh	Shanta Kumar		Bharatiya Janata Party
36.	15 December 1992	Rajasthan	Bhairon Singh Shekhawat		Bharatiya Janata Party
37.	15 December 1992	Madhya Pradesh	Sunderlal Patwa		Bharatiya Janata Party
38.	19 September 1996	Gujarat	Suresh Mehta		Bharatiya Janata Party	Shankersinh Vaghela		Rashtriya Janata Party	Government dismissed following a controversial confidence vote. The Assembly was placed in suspended animation, which led to subsequent installation of Vaghela government, supported by Congress
39.	2 February 2005	Goa	Manohar Parrikar		Bharatiya Janata Party	Pratapsingh Rane		Indian National Congress	Incumbent Coalition MLAS Defected To Congress	^[20]
40.	3 January 2008	Nagaland	Neiphiu Rio		Naga People's Front	President's rule			Suspended The Government Using Article 356
41.	19 March 2009	Meghalaya	Donkupar Roy		United Democratic Party	President's rule			Government dismissed after controversial confidence vote secured in the Assembly by CM Donkupar Roy
41.	13 April 2009	Meghalaya	Donkupar Roy		United Democratic Party	D. D. Lapang		Indian National Congress	Incumbent Coalition MLAS Supported To Congress

Notes and References

Bhargava, Gopal K., and S. C. Bhatt. Punjab. Delhi: Kalpaz publ, 2006. p. 389
[Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly]
[Gian Singh Rarewala]
[Patiala and East Punjab States Union]
News: Fresh light on 'Liberation Struggle' . https://web.archive.org/web/20080302170836/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/12/stories/2008021254000400.htm . dead . 2 March 2008 . 12 February 2008 . . 29 July 2015.
41854147. Presidents Rule in Kerala . Visalakshi, Dr. N.R. . The Indian Journal of Political Science . Jan–Mar 1966 . 27 . 1 . 55–68.
Book: Political Crisis and President's Rule in an Indian State . APH Publishing . Sethy, Rabindra Kumar . 2003 . 72 . 9788176484633.
Web site: Almost split down the middle, but Goa finally won it. FOR GOA.
Web site: Former Haryana CM Rao Birender Singh dead - Indian Express.
Web site: Rediff on the NeT: Veerendra Patil, Karnataka politician, dies at 73.
[President's rule]
[Mohammed Alimuddin]
[Raj Kumar Dorendra Singh]
Web site: Maharashtra govt formation: 1980, 2014, and now — Pawar the key figure. 13 November 2019.
Web site: Dismissal of NTR ministry planned, Nadendla Bhaskara Rao nurtured with care of an assassin.
News: Another Gandhi Opponent is Forced Out of State Post. The New York Times. 17 August 1984. Hazarika. Sanjoy.
[President's rule]
[Prafulla Kumar Mahanta]
[Raj Kumar Dorendra Singh]
Web site: BJP govt dismissed in Goa | undefined News - Times of India. The Times of India.