▁The ▁Ak ali ▁Dal , ▁with ▁ 1 9 ▁seats , ▁gathered ▁support ▁from ▁independ ents ▁and ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁India ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁United ▁Front . ▁The ▁Indian ▁National ▁Congress ▁cabinet ▁res igned ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁Gian ▁Singh ▁R are w ala , ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Front , ▁formed ▁a ▁cabinet ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁R are w ala ▁res igned ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁assembly ▁elected ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁had ▁a ▁five - year ▁term , ▁as ▁per ▁the ▁prov isions ▁of ▁Article ▁ 1 7 2 ( 1 ) ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁India . ▁The ▁assembly ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁by ▁the ▁Indian ▁president ▁Raj endra ▁Pr as ad ▁on ▁ 4 ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁under ▁Article ▁ 3 5 6 ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution . ▁The ▁president ▁declared ▁that ▁new ▁elections ▁would ▁be ▁held ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁the ▁Del im itation ▁Commission ' s ▁red es ign ing ▁of ▁constitu encies ▁were ▁completed . ▁The ▁Del im itation ▁Commission ▁order ▁was ▁published ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁The ▁general ▁elections ▁to ▁the ▁Pat ial a ▁and ▁East ▁P un j ab ▁States ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁election ▁there ▁were ▁ 3 4 ▁un res erved