Major Functions of the Chief Minister

The chief minister has been considered the elected head of the government of every state. In accordance with the state legislative assembly in a state, the chief minister invited the party with the majority of the seats from the government. In accordance with these factual evaluations, the current study intends to include the discussions related to the role of a chief minister. Further, the study will discuss the power of the chief minister in relation to different categories of people. This study will demonstrate the power of the chief minister as the head of the state council of ministers. 

About chief minister

In accordance with Article 164, it has been stated that the chief minister is the elected head of the state government. The chief ministers of the states are being considered the repository of all the power of the state. As per the Constitution of India, the chief minister acts as the head of the Council of Ministers, along with the legislature and is recognised as the leader of the party that had the majority of the votes in the assembly election. A chief minister needs to be a member of any two houses such as Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha. 

Role of chief minister as an administrator

Based on the elections of the state legislative assembly or Vidhan Sabha, the governor of the state invites the leader of the party that had the majority of the seats in the assembly election for the formation of the council of ministers. Based on this, it can be stated that the primary role of the chief minister is to run and govern various government departments. The governor though acts as the nominal head, but the actual power lies with the chief ministers. The chief minister has provided the advice regarding summoning to the Governor. 

The powers of the chief minister

The powers of the chief minister are mentioned in the below section:

• The activities of other ministers of the assembly are controlled, coordinated and guided by the chief minister
• The decisions of the council ministers are influenced by the decisions of the chief minister
• In case of the resignation of the chief minister the government will also collapse

Chief Minister in relation to the different categories of people

As per the rules generated by the chief ministers, the people of the state can have different kinds of legislative treatment based on the different categories to which the people belong. For instance, it has been stated that the person who belongs to the SC/ST, has relaxation in case of recruitment in government jobs. Besides offering a different recruitment process, the promotional structure also differs from the general category candidates in terms of working for the government. However, this distinctive process has been abundant by some of the chief ministers in order to maintain a bias-free structure of the recruitment and promotional process in government jobs. 

Chief Minister chairs the State Planning Board

In the state planning board, the chief minister acts as the vice-chairman. As a vice-chairman of the state planning board, the chief minister has the power of advising the government on the formation of different kinds of development plans for the respective states. A review of the implanted development plan needs to be discussed by the chief minister of the respective territories. In the case of economic development, the chief minister has the power of providing advice to the government. On the other hand, the chief minister can discuss the needs of the development planning as well.

Chief Minister as head of state council of ministers

In accordance with the legislature of the state, the chief minister has the power of allocating and reshuffling the portfolios within ministers. On the other hand, in case of having different kinds of opinions, the chief ministers can ask for the resignation of any minister. In addition, the ministers’ activities in the Bidhan Sabha are controlled, guided and coordinated by the Chief Minister. Additionally, the full cabinet needs to resign as well or collapse automatically.   

Conclusion 

In the study, it has been seen that, as the head of the government, appointed by the governor, the chief minister has different roles to play as the administrative head of the states. It has been seen that, for being the chief minister, one must be part of the Indian legislature and needs to be 25 years old or more. In addition, the person needs to acquire the majority of votes in the assembly election for being appointed as the head of the state assembly. Moreover, discussions of the chief minister in relation to different ministers and to the categories of people are included.