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Chapter 25

Governor

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Constitutional Framework

  • The office of the Governor is dealt with primarily in Part VI of the Constitution.

  • Articles 153-167 cover the State Executive, while additional provisions relating to the Governor occur in Articles 174, 175, 176, 200, 201, 213, 217, 233 and 234.

  • The State Executive consists of:

    • Governor.
    • Chief Minister.
    • Council of Ministers.
    • Advocate-General of the State.

  • There is no office of Vice-Governor corresponding to the Vice-President at the Union level.

  • The Governor is the constitutional head of the State and ordinarily exercises executive functions on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers.

  • The Governor also performs certain constitutional functions connecting the State with the Union, giving the office a dual constitutional role.

Inside this chapter

What Governor covers

  1. Constitutional Framework
  2. Appointment and Qualifications
  3. Conditions of Governor's Office
  4. Oath of the Governor
  5. Term, Resignation and Removal
  6. Constitutional Position
  7. Governor and the Council of Ministers
  8. Discretionary Powers of the Governor
  9. Powers of the Governor
  10. Executive Powers
  11. Legislative Role of the Governor
  12. Assent to State Bills
  13. Current Position on Governor's Assent: 2025 Supreme Court Advisory
  14. Money Bills and Governor
  15. Veto Powers of the Governor
  16. Ordinance-Making Power
  17. Ordinance Power: Governor vs President
  18. Financial Powers
  19. Pardoning Power
  20. Judicial Powers
  21. Governor and State Legislature: Article Map
  22. Additional Governor-Related Articles
  23. Special Responsibilities of Governors
  24. Governor as a Link in Indian Federalism
  25. Governor vs President
  26. Governor's Discretion: High-Yield Cases
  27. Amendment Map
  28. Prelims Traps
  29. Rapid Recall: Governor in One Screen
  30. Final Article Ladder
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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