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Jagan Urges Panel to Appoint CEC After 2023 Law Regret

By Drooid · Oct 19, 2026, 10:15 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said his party regrets supporting 2023 law that altered CEC appointment process.
He urged a panel of Prime Minister and Leader of Opposition and Chief Justice of India to appoint CEC.
He will meet the Governor after informing State Election Commissioner Anil Chandra Punetha of alleged nomination obstruction.
Palla Srinivasa Rao called the demand for President’s Rule a politically motivated ploy.

History

Historical Context

1994 Supreme Court judgment in S. R. Bommai v. Union of India, delivered by Chief Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah, made Article 356 proclamations justiciable and required concrete material, ending a pattern of more than 90 arbitrary President’s Rule impositions. Today Y.S. Jagan Reddy and Palla Srinivasa Rao cite Bommai to contest the 2023 Election Commission Amendment, warning the Modi government against similar overreach.

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Story summary

Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said his party regrets supporting 2023 law that altered CEC appointment process.
He urged a panel of Prime Minister and Leader of Opposition and Chief Justice of India to appoint CEC.
He will meet the Governor after informing State Election Commissioner Anil Chandra Punetha of alleged nomination obstruction.
Palla Srinivasa Rao called the demand for President’s Rule a politically motivated ploy.

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