A Look At Instances When Governors Dismissed Chief Ministers. In Pics

1989 - P Venkatasubbaiah's dismissal of S. R Bommai's government sparked a legal battle, and the Supreme Court's decision in 1994 is considered a watershed moment. (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)

1984 - Governor Ram Lal dismissed the N. T. Rama Rao government and appointed N. Bhaskara Rao as Andhra Pradesh's chief minister for 31 days. (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)

April 1994 - Governor Bhanu Pratap Singh fired Wilfred D'Souza without consulting the Centre and replaced him with the controversial former chief minister Ravi Naik. (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)

1996: Governor S K Sinha fired West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu. Basu was a well-known communist leader who served as West Bengal's Chief Minister for more than two decades. Sinha, however, dismissed him on the grounds that he had lost the Assembly's trust. (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)

1991: Governor Surjit Singh Barnala fired Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi in 1991. Karunanidhi was a popular leader who served as Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister for several terms. Barnala, however, dismissed him on the grounds that he had lost the Assembly's trust. (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)