THE UNION EXECUTIVE
THE UNION EXECUTIVE THE PRESIDENT Article 52 provides that there shall be a President of India. • The president is the head of the Indian state. He is the first citizen of India The ExecutivePower of Union Article 53 • Article 53 provides that executive power of the union shall be vested in the president and shall be exercised by him either directly or through officers subordinate to him in accordance with the constitution. • The president shall be the supreme commander of Defence forces in India. Election of President article 54 • Article 54 provides that the president shall be elected by the members of the electoral college consisting of: A. Elected members of both houses of Parliament and B. Elected members of Legislative assemblies of state • State includes the national capital territory of Delhi and the union territory of Pondicherry. It means that elected members of the Legislative assemblies of NCT of Delh...