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As Governors become increasingly shrill in opposition-ruled States, the Constitution is being flouted in the service of the Modi-led Central government.

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16-12-202239 STORIES

Editor’s Note

Examining Governor-Chief Minister tussles across various opposition-ruled States.
Vaishna Roy

Weaponising the Governor against opposition-ruled States

Never has the role of the Governor been used to destabilise administrations like today.
T.M. Thomas Isaac

How conflicts between Governors and State governments are playing out

Analysing some non-BJP-ruled States where Governors have been in the news for the wrong reasons.
TEAM FRONTLINE

Governors today not the wise men that Constituent Assembly had envisaged

Many of them have disgraced their high office by flagrantly violating its principles.
Rajeev Dhavan

Governors in India: The power and the privilege

Right from the start, the governor’s presence has been a thorn in Centre-State relations.
Ramesh Chakrapani
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