Hung Assembly: Who the Governor Calls to Form Government

A hung assembly means no party or pre-poll alliance crossed the halfway majority mark.

Sarkaria guidelines set an order: pre-poll alliance first, then single largest party, then post-poll coalitions.

The Bommai verdict made the floor test, not the Governor's opinion, the only real test of majority.

Governors can set the date and pick the pro-tem Speaker, and that timing often decides the outcome.

A short deadline and a video-recorded floor test are the reader's checklist for a fair process.