Question

The President of India may have a choice in the appointment of the Prime Minister when
A.One-Party has an overwhelming majority in the Lok Sabha.
B.One party has an absolute majority in the Lok Sabha.
C.No party is having a minority in the Lok Sabha.
D.No single party is having an absolute majority in the Lok sabha.

Answer 1

Hint: The Prime Minister shall be appointed by the president and other ministers shall be appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister.. The president’s constitutional duty is to preserve, defend, and protect the constitution as per article 60.

Complete answer:
In case no party gets an absolute majority in the lower house, the president’s role becomes crucial in the choice of the next prime minister. There is no special procedure for the election of the Prime Minister in the Constitution of India. Article 75 says that there shall be a Prime Minister of India whose appointment is to be made by the President. The prime Minister is the Leader of the Council of Ministers.The Prime Minister is the head of the lower house of parliament and he enjoys the following powers:
I.He declares Government policies on the floor of the house.
II. He can recommend the dissolution of the sessions of Parliament.
III. He advises the President with regard to summoning and proroguing of the sessions of the parliament.
 The relationship between the President and the Prime Minister is given under Article 74 and also Article 75.

Hence, the correct answer is option (D).

Note: Once Dr. B.R Ambedkar said on the prime Minister’s power that “If any functionary under our Constitution is to be compared with the USA President, he is the Prime Minister of India and not the President of India”.
Thus it can be said that in the Parliamentary system, the President is the only nominal Executive and the actual executive powers are with the Prime Minister.