Government of Rajasthan

Government of Rajasthan

State Emblem
Seat of Government Jaipur
Executive
Governor Shivraj Patil
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
Deputy Chief Minister None
Legislature
Speaker Deependra Singh Shekhawat
Members in Assembly 200
Judiciary
High Court Rajasthan High Court
Chief Justice Arun Kumar Mishra
http://www.rajasthan.gov.in/

The Government of Rajasthan also known as the State Government of Rajasthan, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Rajasthan and its 33 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Rajasthan, a judiciary and a legislative.

Like other states in India, the head of state of Rajasthan is the Governor, appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Central government. His or her post is largely ceremonial. The Chief Minister is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan, and houses the Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat . The Rajasthan High Court is located in Jodhpur, which has jurisdiction over the whole of Rajasthan. The present Legislature of Rajasthan is unicameral, consisting of Legislative Assembly, which consists of 200 M.L.A..Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.

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