Kerala have Unicameral Legislature.
ie. there is only one house
for state legislature namely
the Legislative Assembly. Its
members are elected directly
by the people on the basis of
adult suffrage. The members
of the legislative assembly
elect one of its members as
its Speaker and another as Deputy
Speaker. The Speaker presides
over the meetings of the House
and conducts its business.The
Deputy Speaker performs the
functions of the speaker in
his absence.The executive of
the state consists of the Governor,
the Chief Minister and the council
of Ministers. The Governor is
appointed by the President of
India. The Governor is only
the nominal head of the state.
The Governor appoints the leader
of the majority party in the
Legislative Assembly, as the
Chief Minister. The other ministers
are appointed by the Governor
on the advice of the Chief Minister.
The Chief Minister is the real
Head of the State Government.
The council of ministers is
collectively responsible to
the Legislative Assembly. Judiciary
is seperated from the Executive
and the Legislature and the
constitution provides an independant
and impartial judiciary.
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