  Harish Rawat (left), Vijay Bahuguna (right) | |
| Date | 18 March 2016 – 10 May 2016 |
|---|---|
| Location | Uttarakhand, India |
| Type | Parliamentary crisis and government formation |
| Cause | Rebellion and defection of the Indian National Congress members of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly |
| Participants | Indian National Congress (INC) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
| Outcome | Brief period of President's rule followed by the reinstallation of Harish Rawat government |
Starting March 2016, Indian state of Uttarakhand underwent a political crisis. The Indian National Congress Chief Minister Harish Rawat replaced Vijay Bahuguna as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand on 2014. After a political crisis in 2016, the President's rule was imposed ending his tenure as the Chief Minister when 9 rebel Congress MLAs withdrew their support to the Harish Rawat government. On 13 July 2016, Uttarakhand High Court lifted the President's rule and reinstated the Harish Rawat government. Next day the Supreme Court of India stayed the High Court's order and the President's rule was imposed again that lasted till May. In May, Harish Rawat government was once again reinstalled and the rebel MLAs were suspended by the Speaker on the grounds of defection.