<s>[INST] Can a State Legislative Assembly be dissolved before its five-year term ends? [/INST] Yes, a State Legislative Assembly can be dissolved before its five-year term ends. The expiration of the said period of five years shall operate as a dissolution of the Assembly, but this period may be extended by Parliament by law for a period not exceeding one year at a time while a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation and not extending beyond six months after the Proclamation has ceased to operate. </s>