of the Prime Minister to designate a minister as Deputy Prime Minister. The President allocates portfolios among the ministers on the advice of the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister may keep any department or departments under his control; he may also advise the President to reshuffle portfolios of his ministers from time to time; he may bifurcate of trifurcate a department or have different departments amalgamated into one department. The Prime Minister`s pre eminent position is evident from these points: .
He/She is the leader of the party that enjoys a majority in the popular House of the Parliament (Lok Sabha). . Has the power of selecting other ministers and also advising the President to dismiss any of them individually or require any of them to resign. .
The allocation of business amongst the Ministers is a function of the Prime Minister. He can transfer a minister from one Department to another. . Is the Chairman of the Cabinet, summons its meetings and presides over them.
The Prime Minister is also the Chairman of many bodies like Inter-State Council, Nuclear command Authority and many more. . Is in-charge of co-coordinating the policy of the government and has accordingly a right of supervision over all the Departments. .
While the resignation of a Minister merely creates a vacancy, the resignation or death of the Prime Minister means the end of the Council of Ministers. ( . The Prime Minister is the sole channel of communication between the President and the Ministers and between the Parliament and his Ministers. He/ she is the chief spokesperson of the government in foreign affairs.