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The Prime Minister of India (Hindi: प्रधान मंत्री) is the chief of government, head of the Council of Ministers and the leader of the majority party in parliament. The Prime Minister leads the executive branch of the Government of India.
The prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. The prime minister selects and can dismiss other members of the cabinet; allocates posts to members within the Government; is the presiding member and chairman of the cabinet and is responsible for bringing proposal of legislation.
The Prime Minister is appointed by the President to assist the latter in the administration of the affairs of the executive. The incumbent prime minister is Manmohan Singh, in office since 22 May 2004.

Contents [hide] 1 The Prime Minister 1.1 Origins and History 1.2 Constitutional framework and position of Prime Minister 1.3 Role and Power of the Prime Minister 2 Selection process 2.1 Eligibility 3 Compensation 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

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[edit] Origins and History

The Prime Minister of India is, in practice, the most powerful person in the government of India and is technically outranked by the President of India, but because the President's duties are largely ceremonial, the Prime Minister has effective responsibility for government.
India follows a parliamentary system of government. In parliamentary systems fashioned after the Westminster system, the prime minister is the presiding and actual head of the government and head of the executive branch. In such systems, the head of state or the head of state's official representative (i.e. the monarch, president, or governor-general) usually holds a purely ceremonial position.
The prime minister is always, a member of parliament and is expected with other ministers to ensure the passage of bills through the legislature.