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Chapter 26

Chief Minister

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Constitutional Position

  • The Chief Minister (CM) is the real executive head of the State, while the Governor is the constitutional or nominal head.
  • The CM at the State level is broadly analogous to the Prime Minister at the Union level.
  • The CM heads the State Council of Ministers and occupies the central position in the State's parliamentary system.
  • The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly.

Inside this chapter

What Chief Minister covers

  1. Constitutional Position
  2. Appointment of the Chief Minister
  3. Can a Non-Member Become Chief Minister?
  4. Oath of the Chief Minister
  5. Term and Removal
  6. Salary and Allowances
  7. Powers and Functions of the Chief Minister
  8. CM and the Council of Ministers
  9. CM and the Governor
  10. CM and the State Legislature
  11. Wider Powers and Functions
  12. Constitutional Relationship: Governor and Chief Minister
  13. Article Map: Chief Minister
  14. CM and Governor: Core Distinction
  15. Majority and Floor Test
  16. Important Judicial Principle
  17. CM in a Hung Assembly
  18. High-Yield Distinctions
  19. Prelims Traps
  20. Rapid Recall
  21. One-Minute Revision
All 36 chapters in Indian Polity
  1. Historical Background
  2. Making of the Constitution
  3. Salient Features of the Constitution
  4. Preamble of the Constitution
  5. Union and its Territory
  6. Citizenship
  7. Fundamental Rights
  8. Directive Principles of State Policy
  9. Fundamental Duties
  10. Amendment of the Constitution
  11. Basic Structure of the Constitution
  12. Parliamentary System
  13. Federal System
  14. Centre–State Relations
  15. Inter-State Relations
  16. Emergency Provisions
  17. President
  18. Vice-President
  19. Prime Minister
  20. Central Council of Ministers
  21. Cabinet Committees
  22. Parliament
  23. Supreme Court
  24. Judiciary - Judicial Review and Judicial Activism, PIL
  25. Governor
  26. Chief Minister
  27. State Council of Ministers
  28. State Legislature
  29. High Court
  30. Tribunals
  31. Subordinate Courts
  32. Panchayati Raj
  33. Municipalities
  34. Union Territories
  35. Elections - Election Laws, Electoral Reforms
  36. Anti-Defection Law

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