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What makes state governors so important in India?

States governed by opposition parties are constantly in the news for their brushes with governors. What does the Constitution say about the governor? And what is the role of a governor? Let's find out

Best of BS Opinion: Increasing responsibilities, the governor's role & more

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today

The governor's role

Conflicts with state govts must be avoided

Customer protection the core of new RBI microfinance rules: Dy governor Rao

These measures, along with a cap on repayment obligations and steps to check over-indebtedness introduced by the regulator, will eventually bring down interest rates for the borrowers, he says

Kerala guv writes to CM Vijayan, wants finance minister Balagopal sacked

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, in a letter to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday, informed that he has "ceased to enjoy pleasure" in Finance Minister KN Balagopal

WB: Governor urges Mamata to provide information sought at earliest

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, who has been at loggerheads with the TMC government, claimed that his queries have not been responded to

Do Indian governors carry their own weight or are they mere rubber stamps?

While the nominal head of a state or union territory is its de facto CEO, he is quite often the conveyor of the Centre' agenda. There are, of course, exceptions

Ex-Union minister, J-K governor Jagmohan dies; PM pays tribute

Former Union minister and Jammu and Kashmir governor Jagmohan, 93, has passed away after a spell of illness

L-G Baijal now 'government' in Delhi as Centre notifies amended GNCT Act

The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2021, which gives primacy to the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) over the elected government in the city, has come into force

Committee formed to suggest roadmap to implement NEP in Assam: Guv Mukhi

"A ''Rajyik Shiksha'' Aayog will be constituted in Assam for implementation of all the recommendations of the new policy," he said

How governors conduct themselves in the office during the BJP regime

Lately, Bhagat Singh Koshyari and Jagdeep Dhankar, the governors of Maharashtra and West Bengal, virtually emerged as the main challengers to the non-BJP governments for different reasons

Governor versus government

Why doesn't any govt dismantle the 'grey' powers of state Governors and the President?