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Q61 (IAS/1995) Polity & Governance › Constitutional Basics & Evolution › Constitutional conventions Answer Verified

Which one of the following is not explicitly stated in the Constitution of India but followed as a convention ?

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The Constitution (Article 75) only provides that the Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President; it does not lay down a specific procedure requiring the Prime Minister to resign on losing the majority in the Lower House. In practice, under the conventions of the parliamentary system, the Prime Minister must command the confidence of the Lok Sabha and is expected to resign (or seek dissolution) if that confidence is lost. This requirement arises from constitutional convention rather than an explicit constitutional text; textbooks note that appointment and related obligations of the Prime Minister are governed by convention and parliamentary practice rather than detailed constitutional prescription [2].

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  1. [1] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 20: Prime Minister > APPOINTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER > p. 207
  2. [2] Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 20: Prime Minister > APPOINTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER > p. 207
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