Editing President's rule (section)

==Imposition in state==
In practice, President's rule has been imposed in a State under any one of the following different circumstances:
* A state Assembly is unable to elect a leader as Chief Minister for a time prescribed by the Governor of that State, at the Will of Governor.
* Breakdown of a coalition leading to the Chief Minister not having majority support in the Assembly; and the Chief minister fails/will definitely fail to prove otherwise, within a time prescribed by the Governor of that state.
* Loss of majority in the Assembly due to a vote of no-confidence in the house.
* Elections postponed for unavoidable reasons like war, epidemic, pandemic or natural disasters.
* On the report of the Governor of the State that the State's constitutional machinery or legislature fails to abide by Constitutional norms.

If approved by both Houses, President's rule can continue for 6 months. It can be extended for a maximum of 3 years with the approval of the Parliament done every 6 months; however in extreme rare cases it can be extended repeatedly if the [[Election Commission of India]] recommends that elections are not possible. If the [[Lok Sabha]] is dissolved during this time, the rule is valid for 30 days from the first sitting of the new Lok Sabha provided that this continuance has already been approved by [[Rajya Sabha]]. The 44th Amendment Act of 1978 introduced a new provision to put a restraint on the power of Parliament to extend the President's rule in a state. According to this provision, the president's rule can only be extended over a year, under the following conditions:
* There is already a national emergency throughout India, or in the whole or any part of the state.
* The [[Election Commission of India|Election Commission]] certifies that elections cannot be conducted in the state.

President's rule can be revoked at any time by the President and does not need Parliament's approval.

Until the mid-1990s, President's rule was often imposed in states through the abuse of authority of Governors who were in collusion with the Union government. The Supreme Court of India in March 1994 established a precedent in ''[[S. R. Bommai v. Union of India]]'', due to which such abuse has been drastically reduced.