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Chief Minister (India)
In the
Republic of India
, a
Chief Minister
is the elected
head of government
of each of
twenty-nine states and two union territories
(Delhi and Puducherry). According to the
Constitution of India
, the
Governor
is a state's
de jure
head, but
de facto
executive authority rests with the Chief Minister. Following elections to the
state legislative assembly
, the Governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The Governor appoints and swears in the Chief Minister, whose
council of ministers
are
collectively responsible
to the assembly. Based on the
Westminster system
, given that he retains the confidence of the assembly, the Chief Minister's term can last for the length of the assembly's life—a maximum of five years. There are no limits to the
number of terms
that the Chief Minister can serve.
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