Question

.Who can be the Governor of a State? What status does he/she enjoys in the state?

Answer 1

The Governor appoints Chief Minister and other Ministers (Article164). The Governor shall have the power to grant pardons, reprieves, etc. (Article 161). The Governor appoints Chief Minister and other Ministers. (Article164). The Governor appoints the Advocate General for the State. (Article 165). All executive actions ,of the Governor of a State shall be expressed to be taken in the name of Governor. (Article 166). The Governor shall from time to time summon and prorogue the House and dissolve the Legislative Assembly. (Article 174). The Governor may address the Legislative Assembly....; The Governor may send messages to the House. (Article 175). The Governor may promulgate the ordinances under certain circumstances. (Article 213). The Governor is consulted for appointment of Judges of High Court. (Article 217).

Answer 2

Answer:

The Governors of the states of India have similar powers and functions at the state level as those of the President of India at Union level. Governors exist in the states while lieutenant governors or administrator exist in union territories including National Capital Territory of Delhi. The governor acts as the nominal head whereas the real power lies with the Chief ministers of the states and his/her councils of ministers. Although, in union territories, the real power lies with the lieutenant governor or administrator, except in NCT of Delhi and Puducherry where he/she shares power with a council of ministers headed by a chief minister.

In India, a lieutenant governor is in charge of a union territory. However, the rank is present only in the union territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi and Puducherry (the other territories have an administrator appointed, who is usually an IAS officer or a retired judge of a court). However, the governor of Punjab acts as the administrator of Chandigarh. Lieutenant governors do not hold the same rank as a governor of a state in the list of precedence