When the President is convinced by the Governor’s report or other sources that the administration of a state is difficult to run in accordance with constitutional provisions, then the President can declare constitutional emergency in the concerned state using Article 356 of the constitution.
Constitutional emergency has the following effects on the concerned state :
1. The governor acts as the President’s representative.
2. The parliament gets the power to exercise the rights of the state legislature.
3. The President can postpone or restrict the power of any organization in the state except the jurisdiction of High Court.
4. In the respective state, other basic rights can be postponed except the right of fife and personal freedom of any citizen.
