(i) Territorial disputes between states; (ii) Disputes between states over sharing of river water; (iii) The emergence of regional parties and their coming to power in states; (iv) The creation of new states to fulfil regional aspirations; (v) Demand of the states for more financial grants from the Centre; (vi) Assertion of autonomy by the states and their resistance to the interference from the Centre; (vii) Supreme Court’s imposition of several procedural limitations on the use of Article 356 (President’s Rule in the States) by the Centre.