Question

If a person who is not a member of either of the houses is appointed as chief minister, he should get elected to the legislature within ___________.

• A. Three months
• B. Six months
• C. One year
• D. One month

Answer 1

The correct option is B Six months

A Chief Minister must be:

• a citizen of India.
• should be a member of the state legislature.
• 25 years of age at least.

If a person, who is not a member of the legislature, is elected chief minister, then he/she must take sign from the governor. He/she can be considered as the Chief Minister provided he/she gets himself/herself elected to the State Legislature within six months from the date of their appointment. In case this does not happen, he/she would cease to be the Chief Minister.