# List of state governments dismissed by the Indian National Congress

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 | Party | Reason(s) For Dissimal of State Government |
| 1. | 1953 | Patiala and East Punjab States Union | Gian Singh Rarewala | Independent | President's rule | President's rule | President's rule | Suspended The Government Using Article 356 |
| 2. | 1959 | Kerala | E. M. S. Namboodiripad | Communist Party of India | President's rule | President's rule | President's rule | The immediate effect of the Vimochana Samaram was the controversial dismissal of government on 31 July 1959 and imposition of President's rule. |
| 3. | 2 December 1966 | Goa, Daman and Diu | Dayanand Bandodkar | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party | President's rule | President's rule | President's rule | Government was dismissed in order to ensure that the referendum poll was ‘free and fair’, and conceding to the demands of the UGP |
| 4. | 2 November 1967 | Haryana | Birender Singh | Vishal Haryana Party | President's rule | President's rule | President's rule | 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. |
| 5. | 11 January 1971 | Odisha | Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo | Swatantra Party | President's rule | President's rule | President's rule | Break-up of coalition |
| 6. | 18 March 1971 | Karnataka | Veerendra Patil | Indian National Congress (O) | President's rule | President's rule | President's rule | Suspended The Government Using Article 356 |
| 7. | 12 May 1971 | Gujarat | Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai | Indian National Congress (O) | President's rule | President's rule | President's rule | 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 | President's rule | President's rule | President's rule was imposed even though the opposition had a "tenuous" majority and could have formed a government |
| 9. | 5 December 1974 | Manipur | Yangmaso Shaiza | Manipur Hills Union | Raj Kumar Dorendra Singh | | Indian National Congress | Incumbent Coalition MLAS Defected To Congress |
| 10. | 1 February 1976 | Tamil Nadu | M. Karunanidhi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | President's rule | President's rule | 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 | President's rule | 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 | President's rule | 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 | President's rule | President's rule | President's rule | Government dismissed in spite of Parkash Singh Badal enjoying majority support in Assembly |
| 19. | 17 February 1980 | Maharashtra | Sharad Pawar | Indian National Congress (Socialist) | President's rule | President's rule | President's rule | Government dismissed in spite of Sharad Pawar enjoying majority support in the Assembly |
| 20. | 18 February 1980 | Tamil Nadu | M. G. Ramachandran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | President's rule | President's rule | President's rule | 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 | President's rule | President's rule | President's rule | 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 | President's rule | 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 | 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 | | 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 |
| 28. | 31 January 1988 | Tamil Nadu | V. N. Janaki Ramachandran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | President's rule | President's rule | 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 | President's rule | President's rule | President's rule | Defections By Congress reduced the Government to minority |
| 30. | 28 November 1990 | Assam | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta | Asom Gana Parishad | President's rule | President's rule | President's rule | 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 |
| 31. | 10 October 1991 | Meghalaya | B. B. Lyngdoh | Hill People's Union | President's rule | President's rule | President's rule | 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 | President's rule | President's rule | Incumbent Coalition MLAS Defected To Congress |
| 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 |
| 33. | 2 April 1992 | Nagaland | Vamuzo Phesao | Nagaland People's Council | President's rule | President's rule | President's rule | Fluid party position and deteriorating law and order situation |
| 34. | 6 December 1992 | Uttar Pradesh | Kalyan Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | President's rule | President's rule | President's rule | 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 | President's rule | President's rule | President's rule | Government dismissed in the aftermath of the destruction of Babri Masjid-Ram Janmasthan in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 36. | 15 December 1992 | Rajasthan | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat | Bharatiya Janata Party | President's rule | President's rule | President's rule | Government dismissed in the aftermath of the destruction of Babri Masjid-Ram Janmasthan in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 37. | 15 December 1992 | Madhya Pradesh | Sunderlal Patwa | Bharatiya Janata Party | President's rule | President's rule | President's rule | Government dismissed in the aftermath of the destruction of Babri Masjid-Ram Janmasthan in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 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 |
| 40. | 3 January 2008 | Nagaland | Neiphiu Rio | Naga People's Front | President's rule | President's rule | President's rule | Suspended The Government Using Article 356 |
| 41. | 19 March 2009 | Meghalaya | Donkupar Roy | United Democratic Party | President's rule | President's rule | 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 |