2015–16 Arunachal Pradesh political crisis
| Duration | April 1, 2015 – December 31, 2016 |
|---|---|
| Location | Arunachal Pradesh, India |
| Type | political |
| Cause | Political crisis due to rebellion within party Indian National Congress |
| Outcome | Indian National Congress lost the majority, brief rule of rebel fraction of INC, en masse switch over to PPA and later to BJP |
Starting April 2015, Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh underwent a political crisis. The Indian National Congress Chief Minister Nabam Tuki replaced Jarbom Gamlin as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh on 1 November 2011 and continued till January 2016. After a political crisis in 2016, the President's rule was imposed ending his tenure as the chief minister. In February 2016, Kalikho Pul became the Chief Minister when 14 disqualified MLAs were reinstated by the Supreme Court. On 13 July 2016, the Supreme Court quashed the Arunachal Pradesh Governor J.P. Rajkhowa’s order to advance the Assembly session from 14 January 2016 to 16 December 2015, which resulted in President's rule in Arunachal Pradesh. As a result, Tuki restored as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh on 13 July 2016. But hours before proving majority, he resigned as the Chief Minister on 16 July 2016. He was succeeded by Pema Khandu as the INC Chief Minister but later joined PPA in September 2016 along with majority MLAs. He further joined BJP in December 2016 along with majority MLAs.
Indian National Congress (INC), a major state party, leader Nabam Tuki succeeded Jarbom Gamlin as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh on 1 November 2011. His brother Nabam Rebia became the Speaker of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly. In December 2014, Tuki dropped Kalikho Pul from his cabinet where he was the minister of Health and Family welfare.
In April 2015, Pul alleged financial mismanagement in the government. INC expelled him from the party citing activities against the party. On 1 June 2015, Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa was appointed as the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh. The fifth session of legislative assembly concluded on 21 October 2015. The Governor ordered to summon the sixth session on 14 January 2016. During the same month, ruling party INC's MLAs demanded resolution to remove Deputy Speaker who had rebelled. In response, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs demanded resolution to remove the Speaker. On 9 December 2015, the Governor ordered to advance the sixth session from 14 January 2016 to 16 December 2015. On 15 December 2015, the Speaker issued notice disqualifying 14 of 21 INC MLAs who had rebelled against the party but the same day the notice was overturned by the Deputy Speaker. The Speaker decided to not commence the sixth session the next day which was cited illegal by the Deputy Speaker. The Tuki Government locked the assembly to not commence the session on 16 December 2015. The assembly met in a community hall which was attended by 33 MLAs. The resolution was passed to remove Nabam Rebia as the Speaker and the new Speaker was appointed. The next day, the community hall was razed so the rebel INC MLAs hold meeting in hotel and voted to remove Tuki as the Chief Minister and appointed Kalikho Pul as the new Chief Minister. The same day Rebia moved to Gauhati High Court (HC) to keep the assembly and the related issues in abeyance.
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