Consider the following statements regarding Manipur's President's Rule (2025–26): 1. President's Rule in Manipur was imposed under Article 356 on February 13, 2025. 2. It was revoked on February 4, 2026, when Yumnam Khemchand Singh took oath as Chief Minister. 3. The Manipur Legislative Assembly was dissolved when President's Rule was imposed. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Explanation

Statements 1 and 2 are correct because Manipur was placed under President's Rule on 13 February 2025 under Article 356, after N. Biren Singh's government resigned on 9 February 2025, and the later Gazette notification revoked that proclamation with effect from 4 February 2026. The cited report connects that revocation with Yumnam Khemchand Singh being sworn in as Chief Minister on the same day. Statement 3 is wrong because the Government of Manipur press note expressly said that the Manipur Legislative Assembly would remain under suspended animation. That distinction matters: a dissolved Assembly ends the House, while suspended animation keeps it in abeyance, allowing a government to be formed without fresh elections.

Why the other options are wrong

• (B) Option B is wrong because it leaves out the true 13 February 2025 imposition under Article 356 and wrongly treats the Assembly as dissolved.
• (C) Option C is wrong because it includes statement 3 even though the Assembly was kept under suspended animation, and it omits the correct revocation-and-oath statement.
• (D) Option D is wrong because all three statements cannot be correct when the Assembly was not dissolved during President's Rule.

Concept

This tests Article 356 and the constitutional distinction between dissolution and suspended animation of a State Legislative Assembly. RAS repeatedly uses such current constitutional events to check whether candidates can separate the legal effect of President's Rule from political changeovers.

Source

• The Gazette of India (Extraordinary), Ministry of Home Affairs
• https://northeastlive.s3.amazonaws.com/media/uploads/2025/02/PRESS-NOTE-13.02.2025.pdf
• https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2026/feb/04/nda-legislature-party-leader-y-khemchand-singh-stakes-claim-to-form-manipur-government

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