Article 174
Dissolution of the State Legislature
Article 174(2)(b) empowers the Governor to dissolve the Legislative Assembly. By convention, the Governor dissolves the Assembly on the advice of the Council of Ministers (specifically the CM). However, post-election, once results are declared, dissolution of the outgoing House is a formality preceding the constitution of a new House.
- The Assembly elected in the new election technically constitutes a new House; it is not that the old Assembly was "dissolved" post-election in the same sense as a mid-term dissolution.
- Dissolution of the Council of Ministers (the cabinet) is separate from dissolution of the Assembly. The Governor dissolves the ministry; the Assembly's term ends on the election of a new one.
- A mid-term dissolution (before completion of the 5-year term) requires the CM's advice; denying such dissolution and seeking a floor test is within the Governor's discretion (Nabam Rebia judgment, 2016).
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