The Provincial Governor, or the Rajpramukh Ruler of a State, would perform more administrative duties than are incumbant on a mere constitutional head. His initial function, in consultation with the Council of Elders, would be the appointment of his Chief Minister for a period of five years, which would be the normal term of each Assembly. The Chief Minister should be a man of outstanding ability and experience with special qualifications for this important position; he need not be selected from the body of elected Members of the Assembly. Again, in consultation with the Chief Minister and the Council, the Ruler or Governor would nominate his Ministry; these men should be chosen for ability and experience rather than elected status and need not derive from the Assembly Members. The Chief Minister and the other Ministers would be eligible for reappointment at the expiry of their five-year terms. If any elected Member is appointed to the office of Minister, he would be required to resign his seat in the Assembly. This would ensure to the Governor or Rajpramukh a Ministry upon which he could depend for cooperation and in which he could feel confidence; it would also make him, and the Chief Minister, responsible to the Assembly for the conduct of the other Ministerial Offices. The Majority Party of the elected members would naturally control the government policies, but the Ministry would sit in the Legislature as nominated, non-voting Members, and would be answerable to the Assembly for the conduct of their offices; they would have a right to advise in the framing of policies and the passing of legislation, but they would be required to follow the policy finally decided upon by the Assembly.
