2.1   The President of India

. The President of India The President is the nominal executive authority. The chief executive of the Indian union is the President. He is designated as the First citizen of India . He is the supreme commander of the armed forces. The President is also the Constitutional head of the Union Executive. According to Article of the constitution, the executive power of the Union shall be vested in the President which shall be exercised by him directly or through officers subordinate to him in accordance with Constitution. Qualification for the election as President He should be a citizen of India. He must have completed the age of 35years. He must not hold any office of profit under the Union, State or local Government. He should have the other qualifications required to become a member of the Lok Sabha. His or her name should be proposed by at least electors and seconded by another electors of the Electoral College which elects the President. The President cannot be a Member of Parliament or of a State Legislature; if he is a member of any legislature, his seat will be deemed to have been vacated on the date he / she assumes the office of President. Election of the President The President is elected by an electoral college in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote. The Electoral College consists of the elected members of both houses of Parliament and the elected members of the states and elected members of National Capital Territory of Delhi and Puducherry. Once elected as the President has to take an oath of office before the Chief Justice of India. The President is elected for a term of five years and can be re-elected. Powers of the President Executive Powers Article requires that every executive action of the Union shall be taken in the name of the President. He appoints the Prime Minister and the other members of the Council of Ministers, distributing portfolios to them on the advice of the Prime Minister. He is responsible for making