Question

When there is no majority party in the state legislative assembly, the main consideration governing the appointment of a chief minister by governor is the?

Answer 1

Answer :-

The Process of appointing a chief minister in state legislative assembly :

In normal circumstances, the governor does not face any problem in deciding who is the person to be appointed as chief minister as it is the leader of the majority party in the legislative assembly. But situations arise sometimes when it is doubtful ...

In such cases, the governor may have to exercise his personal judgement in selecting the chief minister.

The Sarkaria commission report provided the order of preference the governor should follow in selecting the chief minister.

• The first is an alliance of parties that was formed prior to the elections.
• The second is the largest single party staking claim to form the government with the support of others, including Independents.
• The third is a post-election coalition of parties, with all the partners in the coalition joining the government.
• The fourth is a post-election alliance of parties, with some of the parties, including Independents, supporting the government from outside.  

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