Union Cabinet Had Thursday Recommended Imposition Of President's Rule

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[b] Jharkhand brought under President's Rule[/b]

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[size=4][font="Arial"]The Union Cabinet had Thursday recommended imposition of President's Rule, where Chief Minister Arjun Munda has resigned after his government was reduced to a minority.[/font][/size][/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=arial, verdana, sans-serif, FreeSans][size=3]
[size=4][font="Arial"]The Cabinet discussed the report of Jharkhand Governor Syed Ahmed who has suggested imposition of President's Rule while keeping the 82-member state Assembly in suspended animation.[/font][/size][/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=arial, verdana, sans-serif, FreeSans][size=3]
[size=4][font="Arial"]The state was placed under President's Rule in 2009 and 2010.[/font][/size][/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=arial, verdana, sans-serif, FreeSans][size=3]
[size=4][font="Arial"]The present political instability erupted on January 8 when BJP's ruling coalition partner JMM, in a letter to the governor, formally withdrew its support to the 28-month-old government pushing it into a minority.[/font][/size][/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=arial, verdana, sans-serif, FreeSans][size=3]
[size=4][font="Arial"]Munda had resigned the next day and sought dissolution of the state assembly.[/font][/size][/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=arial, verdana, sans-serif, FreeSans][size=3]
[size=4][font="Arial"]In the assembly, BJP and Jharkhand Mukti Morha have 18 members each. The Munda government had the support of six members of All Jharkhand Students' Union, two of Janata Dal-United, two Independents and one nominated member who has voting right in a trial of strength.[/font][/size][/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=arial, verdana, sans-serif, FreeSans][size=3]
[size=4][font="Arial"]Opposition Congress has a total of 13 members, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-P11 and RJD 5 in the assembly. CPI-ML(L),[/font][/size][/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=arial, verdana, sans-serif, FreeSans][size=3]
[size=4][font="Arial"]Marxist Coordination Party, Jharkhand Party (Ekka), Jharkhand Janadhikar Manch and Jai Bharat Samta Party have one member each besides an independent.[/font][/size][/size][/font][/color]