National
Presidency of India
Governs India
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What it can't do
The President is the constitutional head of state but must act on the advice of the Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister (Art. 74). Real executive power lies with the Government of India.
Coming up
- Must be held by July 2027 (no fixed date) Chosen by the electoral college of the members of Parliament and of the state legislative assemblies, not by voters · President of India
- Must be held by September 2030 (no fixed date) Elected by Parliament of India, not by voters · Vice President of India
Who sits on it
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President of India
Chosen by the electoral college of the members of Parliament and of the state legislative assemblies, not by voters
- DM Droupadi Murmu President of India · since July 2022
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Vice President of India
Elected by the Parliament of India
- CR C. P. Radhakrishnan Vice President of India · since September 2025 BJP
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Sources for who sits on it
- President of India
legislative.gov.in
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indiacode.nic.in · checked - Droupadi Murmu as President of India
en.wikipedia.org
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sansad.in · checked - Vice President of India legislative.gov.in · checked
- C. P. Radhakrishnan as Vice President of India
en.wikipedia.org
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What it can do
- Exercise the executive power of the Union
The executive power of the Union is vested in the President and exercised directly or through officers subordinate to the President, who acts on the advice of the Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister (Art. 53, 74).
- Give assent to bills, promulgate ordinances and grant pardons
The President assents to bills passed by Parliament (Art. 111), may promulgate ordinances when Parliament is not in session (Art. 123) and may grant pardons, reprieves and commutations (Art. 72).
- Supreme command of the armed forces
The supreme command of the defence forces of the Union is vested in the President, regulated by law (Art. 53(2)).
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Sources for what it can do
- Exercise the executive power of the Union legislative.gov.in · checked
- Give assent to bills, promulgate ordinances and grant pardons legislative.gov.in · checked
- Supreme command of the armed forces legislative.gov.in · checked
Sources
- legislative.gov.in · checked Constitution of India (Ministry of Law and Justice, Legislative Department), Arts. 52-79, 79-122, 124, read 2026-10-12: existence, structure and names of the Presidency, Government, Parliament, its two Houses and the Supreme Court. For: Presidency of India
- indiacode.nic.in · checked stub national appointer authority. For: Presidency of India
- constitutionofindia.net · checked Constitution of India, Article 54, read 2026-10-12: placeholder Presidency authority. For: Presidency of India
- legislative.gov.in · checked Constitution of India, articles cited in each power description, read 2026-10-12. For: Exercise the executive power of the Union, Give assent to bills, promulgate ordinances and grant pardons, Supreme command of the armed forces
- legislative.gov.in · checked indirect / chosen_by_college "electoral college of the members of Parliament and of the state legislative assemblies": from the selection_detail, which rests on this source ([world:in-national] Constitution of India (Legislative Department), Arts. 54-56, 66-67, 75, 80-83, 89, 93, 124: selectio); migration 054, ticket 2207, reviewed by improvements:schema-indirect-dissolved 2026-10-12 For: President of India
- legislative.gov.in · checked Constitution of India (Legislative Department), Arts. 54-56, 66-67, 75, 80-83, 89, 93, 124: selection method, seat counts and terms; minister portfolios from Wikipedia 'Third Modi ministry' (read 2026-10-12). Fallback: Wikipedia, because pmindia.gov.in and cabsec.gov.in were not reachable for a machine-readable portfolio list. For: President of India, Vice President of India
- indiacode.nic.in · checked Constitution of India Arts. 54-55: stub row for the national appointer; national agent to complete. For: President of India
- legislative.gov.in · checked indirect / selected_by: from the selection_detail, which rests on this source ([world:in-national] Constitution of India (Legislative Department), Arts. 54-56, 66-67, 75, 80-83, 89, 93, 124: selectio); migration 054, ticket 2207, reviewed by improvements:schema-indirect-dissolved 2026-10-12 For: Vice President of India
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, Third Modi ministry (read 2026-10-12): cabinet portfolios, holders and the 25 July 2026 Education charge change. Fallback source. For: Droupadi Murmu as President of India, C. P. Radhakrishnan as Vice President of India
- sansad.in · checked Lok Sabha: sansad.in member API, status=Sitting, read 2026-10-12 (term start date not published, left empty). Rajya Sabha and ministers: Wikipedia 'List of current members of the Rajya Sabha' and 'Third Modi ministry' (fallback, read 2026-10-12; official Rajya Sabha list unreachable). Officers: Wikipedia infoboxes cross-checked with Wikidata. For: Droupadi Murmu as President of India, C. P. Radhakrishnan as Vice President of India
- legislative.gov.in · checked Constitution of India Art. 56, 62, 67, 68, 83: legal terms from the last sworn-in/first-sitting dates; no schedule yet announced by the Election Commission of India (eci.gov.in). For: General election, July 24, 2027, General election, September 11, 2030
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