The Ministry of Home Affairs notified the Inter-State Council (Amendment) Order, 2026, made by the President under Article 263. A State's Governor will be invited to Council meetings when President's Rule under Article 356 is in force there; Lieutenant Governors of Delhi (Article 239AB order), Puducherry (Government of Union Territories Act, 1963) and Jammu and Kashmir (J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019) will be invited under similar conditions. The Council was set up by the Inter-State Council Order, 1990 (gazetted May 28, 1990) on the Sarkaria Commission's recommendation. Chaired by the Prime Minister, it is advisory and includes Chief Ministers and six Union Cabinet ministers.