Correct Answer – Option 2 : Governor

The executive is the branch of government that implements the laws and takes policy decisions. The executive at the state level consists of the Governor, the Council of Ministers, and the Chief Minister.

Governor:

• The Governor is the executive head of the state and he exercises all the executive actions of the state.
• The president appoints the Governor for a period of 5 years.
• The Governor appoints the Chief Minister, Council of Ministers, and government officials.
• He has the power to summon and dissolve the state legislative assembly.
• He appoints the judges of the court and has the power to grant pardons or reduce the judicial punishments.
• During the president’s rule, the Governor runs the state on behalf of the president.

Thus, it is clear that the Governor is the Chief Executive Head of a State.

• The state government consists of three branches- the legislature, the executive, and the judiciary.
• The legislature makes the law of a state, the executive implements it and the judiciary ensures their protection.
• President’s rule is imposed when no political party has any majority in the state assembly.