SHORT ANSWER:
Article 356 of the Indian Constitution allows the President to impose President's Rule in a state if the governance in that state cannot be carried out according to the Constitution.
DETAILS:
- The President can take over the state's governance if the Governor reports that the state government is not functioning as per the Constitution.
- The Governor must recommend that the state government cannot be carried on in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution.
PUNISHMENT / IMPLICATIONS (if applicable):
- The state assembly is dissolved or suspended, and the President assumes control.
SOURCE:
- Constitution of India, Article 356
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