Formation of the Union Council of Ministers of India – Essay
Article 75 (1) says, “The Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President and other Ministers shall be appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister”.This provision of the Constitution gives a free hand to the President to appoint a Prime Minister. ADVERTISEMENTS: But in actual practice, the President has little opportunity of exercising his personal choice in appointing the Prime Minister. Normally he has to appoint the leader of the majority party in the House of the People as the Prime Minister.Only when there are several parties in the House and no party commands a clear majority, the President may have some freedom of choice. Image Source: canadait.comAfter the Prime Minister has been appointed, the President has to accept the other Ministers selected by him. Ministers…