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Prime Minister/De Facto Executive/Real Executive (Article: 74,75,77,78,88)

  1. Article 75: No specific procedure to appoint PM.
  2. President appoints the leader of the majority party as PM.
  3. Powers & Functions:
    1. Recommends and allocate persons as ministers, Can dismiss a minister, guides, directs, controls, coordinates ministers.
    2. Can bring about the collapse of the council of ministers by resigning from office.
    3. Advises appointment of attorney general, comptroller, auditor general, chairman and members of UPSC, election commissioner,chairman and members of the finance commission
    4. recommend dissolution of the Lok Sabha to President at anytime.
    5. Chairman of NITI Ayog, National Intergration Council, Inter-State Council, National Water Resource Council

Executive Hierarchy

  1. President
  2. PM
  3. Cabinet Ministers
  4. Ministers of States
  5. Deputy Ministers

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