The Governor's office is neither decorative nor inconsequential, it assumes a constitutional role of profound importance. To what extent does the Governor, actively contribute to the governance of a state and reinforce the principles of federalism in the country?

A governor is the constitutional head of every state. He gives assent to every bill before it became a law. He can also reserve a bill for consideration of President. ROLE OF GOVERNOR IN GOVERNANCE: He monitors the functioning of state government as per the Constitution. He is the Chancellor of all state universities. He monitors if the state government is running the state as per the Constitution. He acts as a link between Centre and State government. He can declare a floor test in case of hung assembly. He sends a report to Centre for President's rule if there is breakdown of constitutional machinery.

Centre for President's rule if there is breakdown of constitutional machinery. Gubernaatorial Overreach eg: TN's Governor IN Ravi edited the Assembly speech whereas he was urged to abide by the advice of Council of Ministers. LIMIATIONS OF GOVERNOR: Partsian role of Governors: Governor acts as agents of the Centre and thus meddle with State government's functionality. Obstacle Creation: eg: Delhi's LG created difficulties for the AAP government. Thus, there is a need that governor act in a neutral and non-partisan manner to strengthen governance of states and principle of federalism.