Cabinet of Rajyaghar

Cabinet of Rajyaghar

The Ashta Pradhan Central Union Government
Royal Seal of Rajyaghar
Agency overview
Formed	October 1946
Preceding agency	Satria Etrurianan Colonial Administration
Jurisdiction	Government of Rajyaghar
Headquarters	Government Hill, Kinadica
Motto	"Jai Maharaja"
Employees	XX Ministers
Agency executive	Madhava Thakur, Prime Minister

The Ashta Pradhan, or Central Union Government, is the executive decision making body of the Government of Rajyaghar. The Ashta Pradhan is a group in the government of Rajyaghar, consisting of the senior Ministers of the Crown, including the Great Offices of State (Home Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defence, Treasury and Prime Minister) with the Prime Minister serving as Chair de jure as in accordance with the Constitution, the Maharaja serves as Chairman of the Ashta Pradhan.

Officially, the body is called the "Ashta Pradhan" (transl. Central Union Government), however, in modern times it has become commonplace for the Ashta Pradhan to be called "the Cabinet" or "[Prime Minister's surname] Ministry". The term "Ashta Pradhan" is often used as a metonym for the Government and Cabinet, with the term "State House" being used as a metonym for the Prime Minister and his advisors.

The current Cabinet was nominated by Madhava Thakur and confirmed by Maharaja Krishan VII following the 2020 General Election. The incumbent Cabinet is the Third Thakur Ministry, succeeding the Second Thakur Ministry which was formed following the 2015 General Election.

Membership

Ministers of the Crown can only be selected from the Shahee Sansad by the Prime Minister and they fall into one of two categories:

• Secretaries of State
• Ministers of State

Ministers of the Crown who head government departments hold the office of "Secretary of State for [department]" which is often simplified to "Defence Secretary", "Foreign Secretary", etc. There are also "Secretaries of State without Portfolio" which are senior Ministers of the Crown who do not head a Government Department. These posts exist to allow these individuals, who often have significant party influence, to be in the Ashta Pradhan as only Secretaries of State, not Ministers of State, serve on the Ashta Pradhan. As only Secretaries of State are allowed to serve in the Ashta Pradhan, the role of Prime Minister, which will often not head a government department, is ex officio the Secretary of State for the Civil Service. In recent years, the Leader of the House and the Chief Whip, purely parliamentary party-political roles, have attended cabinet as observers, allowing them to plan the legislative aspect of government policy.

Unlike other Northabbey model governments, the Ashta Pradhan of Rajyaghar iss not considered to be a "Cabinet of Equals" with the Prime Minister being the "first among equals". Instead, the adapted Rajyani model sees the Prime Minister as a semi-Presidential figure. The presidential ability of the Prime Minister over their cabinet has differed between different cabinets with it depending on the Prime Minister's influence over his party and their political strength.

The Ashta Pradhan is the ultimate decision-making body of the executive with its decisions being implemented either under existing powers of the executive government or by Royal Decrees exercised by the Maharaja on the advice of their Ministers.

Great Offices of State

The Great Offices of State refer to the five most senior government positions:

1. Prime Minister
2. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
3. Secretary of State for Defence
4. Secretary of State for Home Affairs
5. Secretary of State for the Treasury

Since 2013, following the passage of the Continuity of Government Act (2013), in the case of incapacity or death of the Prime Minister, the duties of the Prime Minister fall to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs automatically. Due to the Maharaja being the only one who can appoint a Prime Minister, the Foreign Secretary does not become Prime Minister nor acting Prime Minister but they obtain several duties pertaining to national security and chairmanship over the government. In the event that the Foreign Secretary is incapacitated or unable to perform these duties, the above line of precedence is followed. If the Secretary of State for the Treasury is unable to perform these duties, the Maharaja shall assume the duties them-self.

Current Great Officers of State

Here is a gallery of the incumbent Great Officers of State:

Great Officers of State

• 

  Thakur Madhava
  Prime Minister

• 

  Raksha Shangavi
  Foreign Secretary

• 

  Payal Joshi
  Defence Secretary

• 

  Santosh Mudaliyar
  Home Secretary

• 

  Kaylash Bapodra
  Treasury Secretary

Current Composition

Third Thakur Ministry
24th Ministry of the Rajyaghar
Incumbent
Date formed	15 September 2020 (2020-09-15)
People
Head of state	Krishan VII
Head of government	Thakur Madhava
No. of ministers	XX
Member party	Rajyani Rashtriya Party
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition cabinet	HM's Loyal Opposition
Opposition party	Cooperative Party
History
Election(s)	2020 General Election
Legislature term(s)	24th Shahee Sansad
Budget(s)	March 2020 Budget
Predecessor	2nd Thakur Ministry

The current composition of the Ashta Pradhan as of the 2020 General Election is as follows:

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Head of Government
Prime Minister of Rajyaghar Secretary of State for the Civil Service		Thakur Madhava	September 2010	Incumbent	RRP
Secretaries of State
Secretary of State for Home Affairs		Santosh Mudaliyar	September 2010	Incumbent	RRP
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs		Raksha Shangavi	September 2010	Incumbent	RRP
Secretary of State for Defence		Payal Joshi	September 2015	Incumbent	RRP
Secretary of State for the Treasury		Kaylash Bapodra	November 2017	Incumbent	RRP
Secretary of State for Justice		Rahul Vadekar	September 2015	Incumbent	RRP