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The governor is neither directly elected by the people nor indirectly elected by a specially constituted electoral college as is the case with the president. He is appointed by the president by warrant under his hand and seal. In a way, he is a nominee of the Central government. But, as held by the Supreme Court in 1979., the office of governor of a state is not an employment under the Central government. It is an independent constitutional office and is not under the control of or subordinate to the Central government.
The Draft Constitution provided for the direct election of the governor on the basis of universal adult suffrage. But the Constituent Assembly opted for the present system of appointment of governor by the president because of the following reasons:
The direct election of the governor is incompatible with the parliamentary system established in the states.
The mode of direct election is more likely to create conflicts between the governor and the chief minister.
The governor being only a constitutional (nominal) head, there is o point in making elaborate arrangements for his election and spending huge amount of money.
The election of a governor would be entirely on pesonal issues. Hence, it is not in the national interest to involve a large number of voters in such an election.
An elected governor would actually belong to a party and would not be a neutral person and an impartial head.
The election of governor would create separatist tendencies and thus after the political stability and unity of the country.
The system of presidential nomination enables the Centre to maintain its control over the states.
The direct election of the governor creates a serious problem of leadership at the time of a general election i the state.
The chief minister would like his nominee to contest for governorship. Hence, a second rate man of the ruling party is elected as governor.
Therefore, the American model, where the Governor of a state is directly elected, was dropped and the Canadian model, where the governor of a province (state) is appointed by the Governor-General (Centre), was accepted in the Constituent Assembly.