The Governor appoints the Chief Minister and other Ministers.

The constituency is the division in the state on the basis of the population. The entire state divided into several constituencies.

Lok Adalats (people's court) also have been established by the Government of India to settle dispute through conciliation and compromise.

All the MLAs of other political parties who do not belong to the ruling party are called opposition party.

A person to be eligible to the post of Governor should be :
(i) A citizen of India.
(ii) Should have completed 35 years of age.
(iii) Should have sound mind and
(iv) Should not hold any public office of profit.

(i) Health and family welfare department
(ii) Railway department
(iii) Finance department
(iv) Education department
(v) Revenue department
(vi) Agriculture department
(vii) Youth welfare department
(viii) Public works department
(ix) Law department

(i) The Chief Minister is the real executive head of the state administration.
(ii) He allocates the portfolios among the ministers.
(iii) The Council of Ministers are collectively responsible to the State Legislature.
(iv) All the ministers work as a team under the Chief Minister.
(v) The Chief Minister formulates programmes and policies for the welfare of the people of the state.
(vi) The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly of the state.

(i) The term MLA stands for a Member of Legislative Assembly.
(ii) He / She is elected through a general election and represents a particular constituency.
(iii) It is not necessary for one to be a member of a political party to become a MLA.
(iv) He / She can contest the election as an independent candidate also.

1) The Governor is an integral part of the State Legislature
2) Governor is the head of the state executive and he has enormous powers.
3) All the administration is carried on in his name.
4) He is the chancellor of Government universities in the state.
5) All bills become law only after his assent. He appoints important officials of the state government such as Advocate General, Chairman and members of state Public Service Commission, State Election Commissioner, Vice chancellors of state universities etc.