(a) Subject to the provisions of clause
(b) the executive of the Union shall be a composite cabinet in the sense that the following communities shall be represented on it, viz.,(i) Hindus, other than Scheduled Castes.(ii) Muslims.(iii) Scheduled Castes.(iv) Sikhs.(v) Indian Christians.(vi) Anglo-Indians.
(b) The representation of these communities in the executive shall be, as far as possible, a reflection of their strength in the legislature.
(c) The Cabinet shall be deemed to be duly constituted notwithstanding the absence from it temporarily of representatives of any of the communities mentioned in clause (a) Where, on account of a whole community refusing to join or remain in a cabinet, that community goes without representation therein, the vacancies may, pending the availability of members of that community, be filled by appointment of members of other communities and the cabinet commence or continue to function, provided it commands a majority in the Legislature.
(d) The cabinet shall be elected by the Central Legislature in a joint session by the system of the single transferable vote. The elected Ministers shall hold office for the duration of the Legislature. The Legislature shall elect from among the Ministers a President and a Deputy President who shall not both belong to the same community.