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The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the __________.
Topic: Collective responsibility
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(a) Lok Sabha.
Explanation
Article 75(3) states that the Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the House of the People — the Lok Sabha. The reason is that the Lok Sabha is directly elected by the people, so the ministry must retain its confidence: if the Lok Sabha passes a vote of no confidence, the ENTIRE ministry resigns, not merely the minister concerned. The Rajya Sabha cannot bring down a government, and the President is only the nominal head.
In words
Lok Sabha.
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