Government of India

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The Government of India (ISO: Bhārata Sarakāra, legally the Union Government or Union of India and colloquially known as the Central Government) is the national authority of the Republic of India, located in South Asia, consisting of 36 states and union territories. The government is led by the President of India (currently Droupadi Murmu since 25th July 2022) who exercises the most executive power and selects the Prime Minister of India and other Ministers for aid and advice. The country has been legislated by a National Democratic Alliance-led legislature (a coalition of the Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies) since 2014. The Prime Minister and their senior ministers belong to the Union Council of Ministers—its executive decision-making committee being the cabinet.

The government, seated in New Delhi, has three primary branches: the legislative, the executive and the judiciary, whose powers are vested in bicameral Parliament of India, Union Council of Ministers (headed by prime minister), and the Supreme Court of India respectively, with a President as head of state.

The Union Council of Ministers is responsible to the Lower House of parliament. As is the case in most parliamentary systems, the government is dependent on Parliament to legislate, and general elections are held every five years to elect a new Lok Sabha. The most recent election was in 2024.

After an election, the President generally selects as Prime Minister the leader of the party or alliance most likely to command the confidence of the majority of the Lok Sabha. In the event that the Prime Minister is not a member of either House of parliament upon appointment, he/she is given six months to be elected to either House of Parliament. Provided by Wikipedia