The Central Government is the supreme government of India, with its headquarters at New Delhi. Articles 52 to 78 in Part V deal with the Union Executive. It has three organs: the Union Executive (President, Vice-President, Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister, and the Attorney General), the Legislature (Parliament – Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha) and the Judiciary (Supreme Court of India).
1. The President of India
- The nominal executive authority and Constitutional head of the Union Executive; designated the First citizen of India and the supreme commander of the armed forces.
- Article 53: the executive power of the Union is vested in the President. Article 77: every executive action is taken in the President's name.
- The first President was Dr. Rajendra Prasad. The President resides at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, and also has 'The Retreat Building' at Shimla and 'Rashtrapati Nilayam' at Hyderabad.