INDIAN POLITY (PART-9)

• The State Executive consist the Governor, the Chief Minister and the Council of Ministers.
• As per Article 163 the Chief Minister and other Ministers shall advise the Governor in the exercise of his functions.
• As per Article 164 the Chief Minister is appointed by the Governor.
• The Chief Minister and other Ministers are collectively responsible to the State Legislative Assembly.
• The Chief Minister holds the office during the pleasure of the Governor and the confidence of the majority of the members of the Legislative Assembly.
• If a person who is not a member of Legislative Assembly becomes a Chief Minister. He should be elected to the Legislative Assembly within a period of six months.
• The Chief Minister is the leader of the majority party in the Legislative Assembly.
• The Chief Minister communicates all the decisions of the Cabinet to the Governor and acts as a link between the Cabinet and the Governor.
• The salaries and allowances of the Ministers are determined by the act of the State Legislature and charged on the Consolidated Fund of the State.