Editing President of India (section)

=== Appointment powers ===
The president appoints as [[Prime Minister of India|prime minister]], the person most likely to command the support of the majority in the [[Lok Sabha]] (usually the leader of the majority party or coalition). The president then appoints the other members of the Council of Ministers, distributing portfolios to them on the advice of the prime minister.<ref name="Kumar">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=an78gq3JwzYC|title=Universal's Guide to the Constitution of India|last=Kumar|first=Rajesh|publisher=Universal Law Publishing|year=2011|isbn=978-93-5035-011-9|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610013332/https://books.google.com/books?id=an78gq3JwzYC|archive-date=10 June 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>{{rp|72}} The Council of Ministers remains in power at the 'pleasure' of the president.

The president appoints 12 members of the [[Rajya Sabha]] from amongst persons who have special knowledge or practical experience in respect of such matters as literature, science, art and social service. The president may nominate not more than two members of [[Anglo Indian]] community as [[Lok Sabha]] members per [[s:Constitution of India/Part XVI|Article 331]], which was removed in 2019.

[[Governors of states of India|Governors]] of [[States and territories of India|states]] are also appointed by the president who shall work at the pleasure of the president. Per [[s:Constitution of India/Part VI|Article 156]], the president is empowered to dismiss a governor who has violated the constitution in their acts.

The president is responsible for making a wide variety of appointments. These include:<ref name=Kumar />{{rp|72}}
* The [[Chief Justice of India]] and other judges of the [[Supreme Court of India]] and state/union territory [[List of high courts in India|high courts]].
* The [[List of Chief Ministers of Delhi|Chief Minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi]] (Article 239 AA 5 of the constitution).
* The [[Comptroller and Auditor General of India|Comptroller and Auditor General Of India]].
* The [[Chief Election Commissioner of India|Chief Election Commissioner]] and other [[Election Commissioner of India|Election Commissioners]].
* The chairman and other members of the [[Union Public Service Commission]].
* The [[Attorney General of India|Attorney General Of India]].
*[[Ambassador]]s and [[High Commissioner]]s to other countries (only through the list of names given by the prime minister).<ref name="Darpan2007">{{cite book|author=Pratiyogita Darpan|date=March 2007|title=Pratiyogita Darpan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5ugDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT60|url-status=live|publisher=Pratiyogita Darpan|issue=9|page=60|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508131527/http://books.google.com/books?id=5ugDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT60|archive-date=8 May 2013|access-date=10 May 2012}}</ref><ref name="BakshiM2010">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rA39_9XtbBkC|title=The Constitution of India|last=Bakshi|first=P. M.|publisher=Universal Law Publishing Company|year=2010|isbn=978-81-7534-840-0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503184958/https://books.google.com/books?id=rA39_9XtbBkC|archive-date=3 May 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>{{rp|48}}
* Officers of the [[All India Services]] ([[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]], [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] and [[Indian Forest Service|IFoS]]), and other [[Central Civil Services]] in Group 'A'.