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  2. Federalism in India - Wikipedia

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    The Prime Minister is usually a leader of either the majority party or the largest party in the Lok Sabha (House of the People) and can either be directly elected by the citizens of a particular Lok Sabha constituency or be indirectly elected as a member of the Rajya Sabha. The citizens of the individual States directly elect their Governor.

  3. Government of India - Wikipedia

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    The prime minister is the senior member of the cabinet in the executive government in a parliamentary system. The prime minister selects and can dismiss other members of the cabinet; allocates posts to members within the Government; is the presiding member and chairman of the cabinet and is responsible for bringing a proposal of legislation.

  4. Politics of India - Wikipedia

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    The prime minister is appointed by the president of India; however, the prime minister has to enjoy the confidence of the majority of Lok Sabha members, who are directly elected every five years, lest the prime minister shall resign. The prime minister can be a member of the Lok Sabha or of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the parliament ...

  5. List of prime ministers of India - Wikipedia

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    The prime minister is appointed by the president of India; however, the prime minister has to enjoy the confidence of the majority of Lok Sabha members, who are directly elected every five years, unless a prime minister resigns. The prime minister is the presiding member of the Council of Ministers of the Union government. The prime minister ...

  6. One Nation, One Election - Wikipedia

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    He said that by combining national and state elections, the BJP hopes to win the Lok Saba poll with a two-third majority and win enough states in order to implement on ground sweeping changes to the Constitution. Former law minister Kapil Sibal said that "One Nation One Election will be the downfall of the Modi government". He said the Modi ...

  7. List of amendments of the Constitution of India - Wikipedia

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    Prime Minister President; 1st: 15, 19, 85, 87, 174, 176, 341, 342, 372 and 376. Insert articles 31A and 31B. Insert schedule 9. [5] 18 June 1951 [6] Added special provision for the advancement of any socially and educationally [7] backward classes or for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SCs and STs). To fully secure the constitutional ...

  8. NITI Aayog - Wikipedia

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    The NITI Aayog (lit. ' Policy Commission '; abbreviation for National Institution for Transforming India) serves as the apex public policy think tank of the Government of the Republic of India, and the nodal agency tasked with catalyzing economic development, and fostering cooperative federalism and moving away from bargaining federalism through the involvement of State Governments of India in ...

  9. Forty-second Amendment of the Constitution of India - Wikipedia

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    It curtailed democratic rights in the country, and gave sweeping powers to the Prime Minister's Office. [3] The amendment gave Parliament unrestrained power to amend any parts of the Constitution, without judicial review. It transferred more power from the state governments to the central government, eroding India's federal structure.