Explain the composition and qualification of the Union Council of Ministers. How is the Prime Minister of a Coalition Government appointed?
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Effective executive power rests with the Council of Ministers, headed by the prime minister, who is chosen by the majority party or coalition in the Lok Sabha and is formally appointed by the president. The Council of Ministers, also formally appointed by the president, is selected by the prime minister. The most important group within the council is the cabinet. Cabinet portfolios are assigned partly on the basis of interest and competence but also on the basis of demonstrated loyalty to the ruling party or party leader and on the implicit need to represent the country’s major regions and population groups (e.g., based on religion, language, caste, and gender). The prime minister and the Council of Ministers remain in power throughout the term of the Lok Sabha, unless they lose a vote of confidence.
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It consists of senior minister called cabinet minister, junior minister called minister of state
and rarely deputy ministers .The council is led by the prime minister of India. A smaller executive body called the union cabinet is the supreme decision making body in India.