Executive of the Rajasthan State.
It is of two types:
1. Nominal or the constitutional and
2. Real executive
1. Nominal Executive:
It is the governor of the state. He is appointed by the President according to article 155 of the constitution for a period of five years but can be dismissed or removed even earlier.
For the post of the governor, the required qualifications are:
1. He should be the citizen of India.
2. He should have completed the age of 35 years.
Power and Functions of Governor are:
1. To appoint Chief Minister and to form council of ministers on his advice.
2. To summon, adjourn and dismiss the Legislative Assembly.
3. To exercise financial, legislative and pardoning powers.
2. Real Executive:
According to article 163 of “the constitution, there shall be a council of ministers headed by the Chief-Minister to aid and advise the governor. Governor delivers on oath of office to the leader of the majority party or the member of the Vidhan Sabha. In case he is not the member of the Vidhan Sabha (State Legislature), he has to get elected within a period of six month from the date of his appointment. In case no party has a clear majority in the state Legislature, the governor exercises his discretionary powers.
Functions of the Chief-Minister are:
1. To form his council of ministers.
2. To distribute portfolios among the ministers, and to summon and presider over the meetings of the Cabinet.
3. To keep governor informed of all the decisions of council of ministers regarding state administration.
4. To keep a watch over all the ministers and departments and to coordinate their activities.
5. To proclaim administrative policies and decisions of the cabinet in the Vidhan Sabha and then get them passed
6. To act as a leader of the house and the government.
7. To convey any information asked for by the governor regarding administration and legislation.
The real executive i.e. Chief Minister can advise the President to dismiss the Vidhan Sabha earlier. The Legislative Assembly can dismiss the Chief Minister earlier than five years by passing a Vote of no-confidence against him. His dismissal means dismissal of the whole council of Ministers.
Chief-Minister acts as a link between the governor and council of Ministers. It is the Chief-Minister who keeps governor, informed from time to time, of the administrative decisions.
The real position of Chief-Minister as the real executive depends upon various factors as his personality, majority of his party in the house and his popularity in public.
