The Heritage Keeper: Governance

1. Governor (Rajyapal)

• Constitutional Head: Article 153. Appointed by President.
• Key Powers: Pardoning (Art 161), Ordinance (Art 213).
• First Governor: Gurumukh Nihal Singh (1956).
• First Woman: Pratibha Patil.
• Term: Pleasure of President (Usually 5 years).

2. Chief Minister & Council

• Real Head: CM is leader of majority party. Art 164. appointed by Governor.
• First CM (Nominated): Hiralal Shastri.
• First Elected CM: Tika Ram Paliwal (1952).
• Longest Serving: Mohan Lal Sukhadia (17 yrs - Modern Raj Maker).
• First Woman CM: Vasundhara Raje.

3. State Legislature (Vidhan Sabha)

• Unicameral: Only Vidhan Sabha (No Vidhan Parishad).
• Seats: 200 (SC: 34, ST: 25).
• First Speaker: Narottam Lal Joshi.
• Current House: 16th Vidhan Sabha.

4. High Court (Jodhpur)

• Established: 1949 (Jaipur). Shifted to Jodhpur (1958) by Satyanarayan Rao Committee.
• Bench: Jaipur Bench (Re-est 1977).
• First CJ: Kamal Kant Verma.

5. Panchayati Raj

• Nagaur (Bagdari): First in India (2 Oct 1959) by Nehru.
• 3 Tier System: Gram Panchayat (Village) -> Panchayat Samiti (Block) -> Zila Parishad (District).
• 73rd Amendment (1992): Constitutional status. Reserved seats for women (50% in Raj).
• Key Officials: Sarpanch (Elected), VDO (Govt Official) at Village level.

6. Important Bodies

• RPSC (Ajmer): Recruits officers (RAS). First Chairman: S.K. Ghosh.
• State Human Rights Commission: Justice K.K. Bhatnagar (First).
• Lokayukta: ID Dua (First). Checks corruption.