. The Chief Minister enjoys the following powers as head of the state council of ministers:
- The governor appoints only those persons as ministers who are recommended by the Chief Minister.
- He allocates and reshuffles the portfolios among ministers.
- He can ask a minister to resign or advise the governor to dismiss him in case of difference of opinion.
- He presides over the meetings of the council of ministers and influences its decisions.
- He guides, directs, controls and coordinates the activities of all the ministers.
- He can bring about the collapse of the co-uncil of ministers by resigning from office. Since the Chief Minister is the head of the council of ministers, his resignat-ion or death automatically dissolves the council of ministers.
- The resignation or death of any other minister, on the other hand, merely creates a vacancy, which the Chief Minister may or may not like to fill.
The Chief Minister enjoys the following powers in relation to the governor:
- He is the principal channel of communication between the governor and the council of ministers. It is the duty of the Chief Minister:
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