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Ramo esecutivo: capo dello stato: Presidente Pratibha PATIL (da allora 25 July 2007); Vice Presidente Hamid ANSARI (da allora 11 August 2007)
capo di governo: Prime Minister Manmohan SINGH (da allora 22 May 2004)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
elections: president elected by an electoral college consisting of elected members of both houses of Parliament and the legislatures of the states for a five-year term (no term limits); election last held 21 July 2007 (next to be held in July 2012); vice president elected by both houses of Parliament for a five-year term; election last held 12 August 2002 (next to be held August 2007); prime minister chosen by parliamentary members of the majority party following legislative elections; election last held April - May 2004 (next to be held May 2009)
election results: Pratibha PATIL elected president; percent of vote - 65.8%; Bhairon Singh SHEKHAWAT - 34.2%
Fonte: CIA World Factbook - Aggiornato a partire da Maggio 16, 2008
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