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Do the lieutenant Governors have more powers than the Governors of the States? Explain.

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  • Principal Organs of Government

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A Governor is the constitutional head of a state with its own legislative field (Arts. 153–163). A Lieutenant Governor (LG) is the President's administrator of a Union Territory (Art. 239). Five of the eight UTs have LGs: Delhi, Puducherry, J&K, Ladakh, and Andaman and Nicobar. In status the Governor ranks higher. In operational power over…

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