GK Question

polity easy true_false

The President must appoint the leader of the majority party in Lok Sabha as Prime Minister.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: False

Article 75(1): President appoints PM, but Constitution doesn't mandate appointing majority leader. Convention dictates this, but in hung parliaments, President exercises discretion to appoint someone who can command majority support. This discretionary power was notably used in 1979, 1996, 1998, and 2014.

Topic Prime Minister - Appointment
Exam Relevance Conventional vs constitutional provision question for UPSC Mains and SSC
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