The composition of the state legislature :
The constitutional governance has been established in the states also by the constitution. In the constitutional regime, the actual executive power of the state lies in the Council of Ministers which is responsible to the state assembly. Under Article 163, the Governor will have a Council of Ministers for taking advice in this work. The Chief Minister chooses the other ministers and then gives the names of the ministers and their departments to the Governor. On the basis of 91st constitutional amendment, it has been arranged that the number of members of the state council of ministers including the Chief Minster in the state cannot exceed 15% of the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly.
There are three types of ministers in the council of ministers :
1. Cabinet Ministers
2. State Ministers
3. Deputy Ministers
Sometimes, Parliamentary secretaries are also appointed. All of these must be members of the state legislature. The Chief Minister divides the work among them.
