the prime minister is the key stone of cabinet for 5 marks answer
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The Prime minister is the key stone of the cabinet arch. If a Prime Minister resigns, the entire Council goes with him or her. The Prime Minister’s special position is that of the first among equals.
(i) The Prime Minister is the leader of the parliamentary party where the party commands an absolute majority in the Lok Sabha.
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(ii) He has the power of selecting other ministers and also of advising the President to dismiss any one of them individually or require any one of them to resign. Virtually the Ministers hold office at the pleasure of the Prime Minister.
(iii) The Prime Minister takes decisions with regard to assignment of various ministries to individual ministers. He may transfer a Minister from one Department to another.
(iv) As Chairperson of the Cabinet, he summons its meetings and presides over them.
(v) The resignation or death of the Prime minister dissolves the Cabinet. In case of a Minister such happening only creates a vacancy.