01425pab a2200169 454500008004000000100001700040245007800057260000900135300001500144362000800159520094700167650003201114650002801146650002201174650001501196773004401211180718b2017   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aTyagi, Ruchi  aThe President of India: the constitutional head with discretionary powers  c2017  ap.330-351.  aSep  aThe Constitution of India has vested the President with the role 'to aid and advise' (Article 74) while expecting him/her to use authority and influence under certain circumstances, yet leaving the actual decision-making with the Cabinet. The president may be assertive and use his/her discretion under certain circumstancesﾗin appointment and dismissal of the prime minister, maintaining relationship between prime minister/president and Council of Ministers, exercising right to be informed, dissolution of the parliament, use of veto power, etc. In fact, the equation within the Union Executive depends upon the factional balance of forces in the ruling party or coalition, the political conditions of hung parliament, party splits and naked struggle for power along with the personalities of the principal actors involved. The experiences have showed that the president's role was definitely not that of a mere rubber stamp. - Reproduce  aDiscretionary power - India  aExecutive power - India  aIndia - President  aPresidents  aIndian Journal of Public Administration