Governor (State)
Political executive
Article 153 · Article 154 · Article 163 · Article 200
De jure
60
De facto
40
Volatility
55
Legitimacy
35
In theory
Head of State executive, acts on aid and advice of the state Council of Ministers except in specified discretionary matters.
In practice
Discretionary powers (reserving bills for the President, timing of assent, inviting a CM after a hung result) are frequently exercised in ways that track alignment with the Union government rather than neutral constitutional judgment, a recurring source of Centre-State friction and litigation.
Checks and balances
This office checks
→ Speaker of the Lok Sabha Governor's discretion in inviting a party/coalition to form government shapes who controls the Speakership downstream.→ Speaker of the Lok Sabha Governor's discretion in inviting a party/coalition to form government shapes who controls the Speakership downstream.Checked by
None recorded yet.
Sources
- ARC (Second Administrative Reforms Commission), Report on Centre-State Relations
- ARC (Second Administrative Reforms Commission), Report on Centre-State Relations