The Arunachal Pradesh Governor appoints the Chief Minister under Article 164(1) but otherwise acts on ministerial advice. In 2015 Governor J.P. Rajkhowa advanc…
A special law-and-order role.
Rebia later becomes Speaker.
Retired IAS officer.
The normal way to summon.
And fixes the agenda.
33 MLAs meet elsewhere.
High Court stays it all.
Six steps in six weeks.
Assembly in suspended animation.
Floor test won 25 Feb.
Who held power, and how.
Back to 15 Dec 2015.
Five judges, one outcome.
Majority still with rebels.
PPA in Sept, BJP in Dec.
Law and order, not governments.
Who acts on whose advice.
A clear majority.
Governor K.T. Parnaik.
The floor decides.
Same office, two jobs.
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