Syllabus: GS-II
Subject: Polity
Topic: Executive
Issue: Governor’s role in state
Role of governor as per constitution:
- Governor is required by the Constitution to act only in accordance with the aid and advice of the council of ministers and as such,
- Governor act as a bridge between the elected governments at the state and the Union.
Supreme Court’s observation in A G Perarivalan vs State (2022) case
- Governor is a “short-hand expression for state government”
- Governor has no discretionary power in matters of governance.
