No diplomatic, military or emergency powers like president

All executive actions in state taken in his name

Executive Powers
Powers and Functions of Governor
Legislative Powers
Financial Powers
Judicial Powers of the Governor
Can make rules for authentication of orders and instruments
Can make rules for convenient transaction of state business
Appoints Chief Minister and other ministers
Appoints Tribal Welfare Minister in Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha
Appoints Advocate General
Appoints State Election Commissioner, removed only like as a judge of a high court
Appoints Chairman and members of State Public Service Commission, removed only by president
Seeks information and proposals from Chief Minister
Requires Chief Minister to submit matters for consideration
Recommends constitutional emergency in state to President
Acts as Chancellor of universities
Appoints Vice-Chancellors of universities
Summon or prorogue state legislature
Dissolve state legislative assembly
Address state legislature at specified sessions
Send messages to the houses of state legislature
Appoint presiding members in vacancy
Nominate 1/6th members to state legislative council
Nominate one member from Anglo-Indian Community to state legislative assembly
Decide on disqualification of members in consultation with Election Commission
Assent to bills, withhold assent, return bills for reconsideration, or reserve bills for President's consideration
Promulgate ordinances when state legislature is not in session
Lay reports of State Finance Commission, State Public Service Commission, and Comptroller and Auditor-General before state legislature
Lays Annual Financial Statement (state budget) before state legislature
Money bills need his prior recommendation for introduction
Grants can be made only on his recommendation
Can make advances from Contingency Fund for unforeseen expenses
Constitutes finance commission every five years for panchayats, municipalities
Grant pardons, reprives, respites, remissions of punishment
Suspend, remit, commute sentence of convicted persons
Consulted by president for appointing state high court judges
Appoints, posts, promotes district judges in consultation with state high court
Appoints persons to judicial service (excluding district judges) in consultation with state high court, State PSC

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