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In India, a governor is the constitutional head of a state in India that has similar powers and functions at the state level as those of the president of India at the central level. A governor acts as the constitutional head and takes all their decisions based on the advice of chief minister and their council of ministers. [1]
Governor term length (years) Governor term limit First in line of succession Lieutenant Governor method of election Secretary of State Attorney General Treasurer Alabama: 4 Two consecutive terms Lieutenant Governor: Separate election Elected: Elected: Elected: Alaska: 4 Two terms Lieutenant Governor: Same ticket in general election, separate ...
The Sarkaria Commission was set up to review the balance of power between states' and the Union governments. The Union government can dissolve a state government in favour of President's rule if necessary, subject to certain conditions, as ruled by the Supreme Court of India in S. R. Bommai v. Union of India. It is for 5 years only.
T. V. Somanathan: Principal Scientific Adviser: Ajay K. Sood: Governor of the Reserve Bank of India: Sanjay Malhotra: Lieutenant governors (within their respective union territories) List of lieutenant governors: 12 Chiefs of staff holding the rank of General or equivalent rank (four-star rank officers in the armed forces) Chief of Defence Staff
The governor or lieutenant-governor also served as the Emperor's representative to the constituent states of the province. The first three of the lieutenant-governorships were territories annexed to India from other powers and temporarily governed by the erstwhile Bengal Presidency, before being made into their own separate provinces.
Appointment of governors is the responsibility of the Central government through the President. Governors are generally not residents of the state. Should the constitutional machinery in a state break down, Article 356 allows a state of emergency that dissolves the state government and establishes Presidential rule. No emergency at the centre ...
Kentukcy Gov. Andy Beshear was joined by Gina Galvin and Elisabeth Galvin of Stellar Snacks of Carson City, NV, and Senator Gerald A. Neal (D-33) while announcing Stellar's commitment to invest ...
Until the mid-1990s, President's rule was often imposed in states through the abuse of authority of Governors who were in collusion with the Union government. The Supreme Court of India in March 1994 established a precedent in S. R. Bommai v. Union of India, due to which such abuse has been drastically reduced.