what are the 7 Discretionary Powers of the Governor in India
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He can impose president's rule. He submits reports on his own to the president or on the direction of the president regarding the affairs of the state. He can withhold his assent to a bill and send it to the president for his approval
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The discretionary powers of the governor in India are as follows:
(a) Selection of a Chief Minister:
Though it is an established practice in India, that immediately after the election a party holding majority elects its leader, who is summoned by the Governor to assume Chief Minister ship, yet the States may not be blessed with such a happy situation for all times to come. In fact, it did happen in Madras and Travancore- Cochin, in 1952, after first General Elections and in Kerala and Orissa, in 1957 after second General Elections. After the mid-term poll the same situation emerged in West Bengal and Orissa (March 1970), where none of the parties could get majority in the Assembly.
Under such circumstances, the parties are apt to unite so as to muster the requisite majority and form the government. Such alliances do not, generally, have cohesive force behind them. They are eager to grasp power. In such a situation, Governor exercises his discretion. He is to take stock of the situation, dispassionately and decide, in his own discretion, which is to be acknowledged as the leader of the Coalition Ministry.