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2024Q1(vi)The Union Executive: The President and the Vice-President
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During a hung assembly when no party gets the majority, the President appoints the Prime Minister. What power is the President exercising?

Topic: Discretionary powers of the President

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(c) Discretionary.

Explanation

Normally the President has no choice at all — he must appoint the leader of the party with a clear majority in the Lok Sabha. But when NO party has a majority, no such leader exists, and the President must use his own judgement in deciding whom to invite. That is a DISCRETIONARY power. The appointment is an executive act in form, but the question asks what kind of power the situation calls for, and the hung assembly is exactly what turns a formal duty into a real choice.

In words

Discretionary.

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