- Mode of appointment and dismissal of governor.
- Discriminatory and partisan role of governors.
- Imposition of President’s Rule for partisan interests.
- Deployment of Central forces in the states to maintain law and order.
- Reservation of state bills for the consideration of the President.
- Discrimination in financial allocations to the states.
- Role of Planning Commission in approving state projects.
- Management of All-India Services (IAS, IPS, and IFoS).
- Use of electronic media for political purposes.
- Appointment of enquiry commissions against the chief ministers.
- Sharing of finances (between Centre and states).
- Encroachment by the Centre on the State List.
- Implementation of the Centrally sponsored schemes by the states.
- Modus operandi of the central agencies like CBI, ED and so on.