Question

Answer the following questions in brief.
1. What is the minimum age to be the Governor of a state?
2. What is the minimum age to be the Chief Minister of a state?
3. Who presides over the meetings of Legislative Assembly?
4. Who acts as a link between the Governor and the Council of Ministers?
5. Who appoints the Chief Minister of a state?​

Answer 1

AnswEr:

1). Minimum age to be the Governor of a state is 35 years.

2). The minimum age to be the Chief Minister of a state is more than 25 years.

3). Speaker presides over the meetings of Legislative Assembly.

4). Chief Minister acts as a link between the Governor and the Council of Ministers.

5). The Governor appoints the Chief Minister of a state.

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• Governor is a Constitutional head of the state executive.

• He represents centre in the state. He is appointed by President of India.

• Chief minister is appointed by Governor. Chief minister plays a prominent role and occupies a key position in state.

• He acts as the head of State council of ministers, party & assembly.

Answer 2

Answers:

1) The minimum age to be the Governor of a state is 35 years.

2) The minimum age to be the Chief minister of a state is 25 years.

3) Assembly Speaker presides over the meetings of the legislative assembly.

4) Chief minister acts as a link between the Governor and Council of ministers.

5) Governor appoints the Chief minister of a state.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Governor is a Constitutional head of the state executive.

• He represents centre in the state and he is appointed by the President.

• The appointment of Governor of a state is adopted from the Canadian Constitution.

• Article 153 of our Constitution states that there shall be a Governor for each state.

• Chief minister is the Political head of the state.

• Article 164 of our Constitution states appointment of Chief minister by Governor.

• CM is the main link between Governor and council of ministers. It is his duty to communicate with governor the decisions of council of ministers.

• Governor can remove Chief minister, this comes under his discretionary powers.