The discretionary powers of a Governor is limited in _________.

  1. Appointment of Chief Minister
  2. Dismissal of the Ministry
  3. Dissolution of the Legislative Assembly
  4. Assent to Bills

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Option 4 : Assent to Bills
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The Correct Answer is Assent to Bills.

  • If a Bill is reserved by a Governor for the consideration of the President, the President shall declare either that he assents to the Bill or that he withholds assent therefrom.
  • Therefore, the Governor can only take action by assenting to bills.

Governor

  • Under Article 155- provision for appointing to the Governor.
  • There is no post of vice-governor in the state like that of Vice-President at the Centre.
  • The governor is the chief executive head of the state.

Powers of Governor

  • Executive powers
  • Legislative powers 
  • Financial powers 
  • Judicial powers

Executive Powers

  • All executive actions of the government of a state are formally taken in his name.
  • He appoints the chief minister and other ministers. They also hold office during his pleasure.
  • There should be a Tribal Welfare minister in the states of Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Odisha appointed by him.
  • The state of Bihar was excluded from this provision by the 94th Amendment Act of 2006.
  • He appoints the advocate general of a state, the state election commissioner, the chairman, and members of the state public service commission.

Legislative powers

  • He can summon or prorogue the state legislature and dissolve the state legislative assembly.
  • He can address the state legislature's first session after each general election and the first session of each year. 

Financial powers

  • Money bills can be introduced in the state legislature only with his prior recommendation.
  • No demand for a grant can be made except on his recommendation.

Judicial powers

  • He can grant pardons, reprives, respites, and remissions of punishment or suspend, remit, and commute the sentence of any person convicted of any offense against any law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the state extends.
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