- 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 IFS)
- 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