Part XVIII · CHAPTER IV.—SPECIAL DIRECTIVES
Article 356 Provisions in case of failure of constitutional machinery in States.
This article provides President's rule. If the President is satisfied that a State's government cannot be carried on by the Constitution, the President may assume the State's executive functions. The State legislature's powers pass to Parliament. The proclamation needs approval within two months and runs six months at a time, with limits on the total span.
- (1) If the President, on receipt of a report from the Governor 2*** of a State or otherwise, is satisfied that a situation has arisen in which the Government of the State cannot be carried on in accordance with the provisions of this
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This article provides President's rule. If the President is satisfied that a State's government cannot be carried on by the Constitution, the President may assume the State's executive functions. The State legislature's powers pass to Parliament. The proclamation needs approval within two months and runs six months at a time, with limits on the total span.