Q. Consider the following statements:
1. The Constitution does not contain any specific procedure for the selection and appointment of the Chief Minister.
2. Before being appointed as the Chief Minister, it is required that a person must prove his/her majority in the legislative assembly.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Exp) Option a is the correct answer.
Statement 1 is correct. The Constitution does not contain any specific procedure for the selection and appointment of the Chief Minister. It is in accordance with the conventions of the parliamentary system of government, the governor has to appoint the leader of the majority party in the state legislative assembly as the Chief Minister. But, when no party has a clear majority in the assembly, then the governor may exercise his personal discretion in the selection and appointment of the Chief Minister.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The Constitution does not require that a person must prove his majority in the legislative assembly before he is appointed as the Chief Minister. The governor may first appoint him as the Chief Minister and then ask him to prove his majority in the legislative assembly within a reasonable period.
