Prime Minister of Vishwamitra

Prime Minister of the State of Vishwamitra
विश्वामित्र राज्य के प्रधानमंत्री
Prime Ministerial Standard
Incumbent Farhaz Hazarika since 22 November 2021
Office of the Prime Minister Royal Vishwamitran Government
Style	His Excellency The Most Honourable
Status	Head of government
Member of	Royal Vishwamitran Cabinet Cabinet Committee on Security
Reports to	Rashtradhyaksh Lok Sabha
Residence	Government House
Nominator	Members of the Lok Sabha
Appointer	Rashtradhyaksh
Term length	At the pleasure of the Rashtradhyaksh No term limits specified; the holder is required to command the majority of the Lok Sabha
Constituting instrument	Article 33 of the Constitution of Vishwamitra
Formation	15 April 2007 (2007-04-15)
First holder	Arnisha Phatowali
Deputy	Deputy Prime Minister

The Prime Minister of Vishwamitra (Hindi: विश्वामित्र राज्य के प्रधानमंत्री; literally chief minister of state) is the head of government of Vishwamitra. The prime minister is also the chair of the Cabinet of Vishwamitra. The post has existed since the foundation of the nation in 2007 and has undergone several changes with time.

Customarily and as per constitutional terms, the prime minister is nominated by a vote in the Lok Sabha by a simple majority or based on the numbers in the house commanded by the nominated individual or the respective political party, and is the appointed and sworn-in by the Rashtradhyaksh. The house's selection is usually based on the fact that either the prime minister is the leader of the largest political party in the house or the leader of the largest coalition of parties. The constitution specifies no term limits for the prime minister and requires the holder to command the majority of the Lok Sabha. The post of Prime Minister is currently held by Farhaz Hazarika, since the 2021 November general election. He was re-elected in November 2022.

History

The office of the prime minister is one of the longest continuing positions in the nation which was created following the establishment of the nation in 15 April 2007. At the time of the establishment of the office, the position was largely an executive position as the prime minister commanded the executive branch of the government while the president served as a ceremonial figurehead. The position was modeled after the prime minister of India, as Vishwamitra (then known as the Children's Group) became a parliamentary democracy in 2007.

The first prime minister of Vishwamitra was Arnisha Phatowali who was one of the founders of the state who remained in office until her resignation on New Year's eve of 2009. The executive prime ministerial position was further strengthened when two individuals - Dhrubajyoti Roy in 2012 and Sarala Baishya in 2014 subsequently assumed the ceremonial position of the president. Under the new constitution of 2015, it was mandated that an individual can not simultaneously serve on both offices at the same time.

In the aftermath of the 2018 constitutional coup, the office of the prime minister was briefly renamed to that of the "President of the Council of Ministers" with Tanishkaa Patranabish being the only office-holder. After the return of the civilian government in October the same year, the position of the prime minister was abolished and an executive presidency was created. However, Dhrubajyoti Roy, after his victory in the 2018 presidential election defeating Tanishkaa Patranabish re-created the position of the prime minister for his defeated rival candidate. The president continued to be the executive head of state of the nation until the ombudsman report of March 2019 suggested the establishment of a semi-presidential system in the nation with both the president and the prime minister commanding equal influence in their respective spheres.

The position of the prime minister was briefly abolished when Tanishkaa Patranabish took over as executive president in May 2020 vesting several duties of the prime minister including being the leader of the house upon the Senior Minister. The position was re-created on 8 June 2020 following the nation's transition to a monarchy. Princess Anoushkaa was the first to hold the position following its re-establishment.

The current constitution of 2021 describes the prime minister to be the co-head of government and chairman of the council of ministers and serve alongside the rashtradhyaksh.

As of 2022, eight individuals have served as the prime ministers, of whom four were females including the first prime minister Arnisha Phatowali. Six prime ministers were Hindu by religion, while one was an Eastern Orthodox Christian, one being a Roman Catholic and one being a Muslim.

Appointment

Chapter 4 of the Constitution of Vishwamitra describes the appointment, function and composition of the council of ministers. Clause (1) of article 33 of the constitution describes that the Rashtradhyaksh as the head of state of the union shall appoint a prime minister who shall be the chairperson of the union council of ministers. While, clause (2) of article 33 mentions that the prime minister shall be appointed by the rashtradhyaksh and shall remain in office for a tenure concurrent with the parliament, however they may resign before the expiration of the term of the parliament by addressing a letter to the rashtradhyaksh.

The constitution also requires the prime minister to be a member of the parliament and if the person appointed as prime minister is not an elected member of the parliament, they shall get elected within six months of assuming office failing which, they shall cease to the prime minister.

The prime minister is also the leader of the house and often the leader of the single largest party or the principal party in a coalition government.

Function

The prime minister is the head of government and the de facto chair of the Cabinet of Vishwamitra. The appointment and removal of ministers can only be made with their advice. As the leader of the government the prime minister is therefore ultimately responsible for the failings and performance of their ministers and the government as a whole. As the most visible member of the government the prime minister represents the country abroad and is the main spokesperson for the government at home. The prime minister shares his duties along with the rashtradhyaksh who has a great influence on the government and administration of the nation.

The prime minister is also directly responsible for many departments. The prime minister leads the office of the Prime Minister and in doing so, he is assisted by a team of able ministers which comprise of deputy prime ministers, senior cabinet ministers and ministers of state. Legislatively all bills introduced in the Parliament must require the prime minister's approval.

The prime minister can be removed by a vote of no confidence. A vote of no confidence was unofficially proposed against incumbent prime minister Farhaz Hazarika by two of his confident ministers - Rory McPhail and Jayden Dagsa in December 2021, however, this has never happened up to date.

List of prime ministers of Vishwamitra

Colour key (for political coalitions/parties):
General categories:

•       Independent politician
•       National People's Congress / Friends Societal Congress
•       Friends Society Secular Party
•       Friends Society Secular Party

#	Portrait		Title Prime Minister (Lifespan) Constituency	Term of office & mandate Duration in years and days			Deputy Prime Minister (Term in office)	Party	Government	Head of state (Tenure)
1			Arnisha Phatowali अर्निशा फतोवाली (born 2000) Representative (resigned)	15 April 2007	31 December 2009	—	Dhrubajyoti Roy (15 Apr. 2007 – 31 Dec. 2009)	Independent	1st Ministry Arnisha (2007 – 2009)	1st President Dhrubajyoti Roy (15 Apr. 2007 – 31 Dec. 2009)
				2 years, 242 days
2			Dhrubajyoti Roy ध्रुबज्योति रॉय (born 2002) MP for Maligaon	1 January 2010	21 May 2014	2010	Position vacant (1 Jan. 2010 – 27 Dec. 2014)	Independent	2nd Ministry Dhrubajyoti I (2010 – 2012)	2nd President Tanishkaa Patranabish (1 Jan. 2010 – 15 Jul. 2012)
						2012			3rd Ministry Dhrubajyoti II (2012 – 2014)	3rd President Dhrubajyoti Roy (15 Jul. 2012 – 15 Jul. 2014)
				7003160100000000000♠4 years, 140 days
3			Sarala Baishya सरला वैश्य (born 2005) MP for Basant Bahar (resigned)	21 May 2014	27 December 2014	2014		Independent	4th Ministry Sarala I (May. – Dec. 2014)
				7002220000000000000♠220 days						4th President Sarala Baishya (15 Jul. 2014 – 6 Dec. 2015)
During this interval, Dhrubajyoti Roy served as acting head of government as Chairman of the Council of Ministers. (27 Dec. 2014 – 22 Feb. 2015)
4			Tanishkaa Patranabish तनिष्का पत्रनाबिश (born 2004) MP for Beltola	22 February 2015	6 December 2015	Feb. 2015	Position vacant (22 February – 11 April 2016)	Independent	5th Ministry Tanishkaa I (Feb. – Dec. 2015)
				7002287000000000000♠287 days
(3)			Sarala Baishya सरला वैश्य (born 2005) MP for Basant Bahar	6 December 2015	11 April 2016	Dec. 2015		Independent	6th Ministry Sarala II (2015 – 2016)	5th President Dhrubajyoti Roy (6 Dec. 2015 – 21 Mar. 2016)
				7002127000000000000♠127 days						6th President Tanishkaa Patranabish (21 March – 2 October 2016)
(2)			Dhrubajyoti Roy ध्रुबज्योति रॉय (born 2002) MP for Maligaon (resigned)	11 April 2016	12 April 2017	Apr. 2016	Anoushkaa Patranabish (11 April – 2 October 2016) Tanishkaa Patranabish (2 Oct. – 30 Dec. 2016)	Secular Party	7th Ministry Dhrubajyoti III (Apr. – Dec. 2016)
										7th President Anoushkaa Patranabish (2 October – 13 December 2016)
										8th President Sarala Baishya (13 December 2016 – 12 April 2017, acting until 27 January 2017)
						Dec. 2016	Tanishkaa Patranabish (30 Dec. 2016 – 17 Feb. 2017) Abhiraj Kar (17 February – 12 April 2017)	Independent Party	8th Ministry Dhrubajyoti IV (Dec. 2016 – Apr. 2017)
				7002366000000000000♠1 year, 1 day
(3)			Sarala Baishya सरला वैश्य (born 2005) Unelected	12 April 2017	5 July 2017	—	Arnab Sil (12 April – 5 July 2017)	Independent Party	9th Ministry Sarala III (Apr. – Jul. 2017)	9th President Dhrubajyoti Roy (12 April – 25 December 2017)
				7001840000000000000♠84 days
(2)			Tanishkaa Patranabish तनिष्का पत्रनाबिश (born 2004) MP for Beltola (resigned)	5 July 2017	25 December 2017	2017	Sarala Baishya (5 July – 25 December 2017) Arnab Sil (5 July – 25 December 2017)	Secular Party	10th Ministry Tanishkaa II (Jul. – Dec. 2017)
				7002173000000000000♠173 days
(2)			Dhrubajyoti Roy ध्रुबज्योति रॉय (born 2002) Unelected until March 2018 MP for Maligaon (from March 2018) (resigned)	25 December 2017	13 May 2018	Mar. 2018	Tanishkaa Patranabish (25 Dec. 2017 – 21 March 2018) Arnab Sil (25 Dec. 2017 – 21 March 2018)	Congress	11th Ministry Dhrubajyoti V (2017 – 2018)	10th President Anoushkaa Patranabish (25 Dec. 2017 – 13 May. 2018)
							Tanishkaa Patranabish (21 March – 13 May 2018) Asmi Patranabis (21 March – 13 May 2018)		12th Ministry Dhrubajyoti VI (2012 – 2014)
				7002139000000000000♠139 days
(4)			General Tanishkaa Patranabish तनिष्का पत्रनाबिश (born 2004) MP for Beltola President of the Council of Ministers	14 May 2018	11 September 2018	—	Sarala Baishya (Prime Minister) (13 May – 11 September 2018) Asmi Patranabis (Vice President of the Council) (13 May – 11 September 2018)	Secular Party	13th Ministry Tanishkaa III (May. – Oct. 2018)	Supreme Leader Dhrubajyoti Roy (14 May. – 11 Sep. 2018)
				7002120000000000000♠120 days
(2)			Marshal of the Army Dhrubajyoti Roy ध्रुबज्योति रॉय (born 2002) Unelected President of the State	11 September 2018	6 January 2019	—	Anoushkaa Patranabish (Vice President) (11 Sep. 2018 – 6 Jan. 2019)	Congress		11th President Dhrubajyoti Roy 11 Sep. 2018 – 30 Apr. 2020)
				7002117000000000000♠117 days					14th Ministry Dhrubajyoti VII (Oct. 2018 – Jan. 2019)
(4)			General Tanishkaa Patranabish तनिष्का पत्रनाबिश (born 2004) MP for Basant Bahar	7 January 2019	3 March 2020	Nov. 2018	Position vacant (7 January – 17 March 2019)	Secular Party	15th Ministry Tanishkaa IV (Jan. – Mar. 2019)
						2019	Bishnu Chetry (17 March – 14 July 2019) Arnab Sil (17 March – 14 July 2019) Abhiraj Kar (14 July – 1 September 2019) Asmi Patranabis (14 July – 29 September 2019) Ankurjyoti Thakuria (2 September – 29 September 2019) Anoushkaa Patranabish (29 Sep. 2019 – 3 March 2020) Bishnu Chetry (29 Sep. – 16 Nov. 2019)	Congress	16th Ministry Tanishkaa V (2019 – 2020)
				7002422000000000000♠1 year, 57 days
5			Air Chief Marshal Anoushkaa Patranabish अनुष्का पत्रनाबिश (born 2010) Unelected (Caretaker)	3 March 2020	22 March 2020	—	Ankurjyoti Thakuria (3 March – 9 March 2020) Bishnu Chetry (9 March – 22 March 2020)	Congress	17th Ministry (Caretaker) Anoushkaa I (3 Mar. – 22 Mar. 2020)
				7001190000000000000♠19 days
(4)			General Tanishkaa Patranabish तनिष्का पत्रनाबिश (born 2004) MP for Basant Bahar	22 March 2020	8 June 2020	2020	Anoushkaa Patranabish (22 March – 30 April 2020) Bishnu Chetry (22 March – 30 April 2020) Arnab Sil (29 March – 30 April 2020)	Congress	18th Ministry Tanishkaa VI (22 Mar. – 30 Apr. 2020)
				7001780000000000000♠78 days			Anoushkaa Patranabish (Deputy President) (1 May – 8 June 2020) Bishnu Chetry (Senior Minister) (13 May – 8 June 2020)		19th Ministry Tanishkaa VII (13 May. – 8 June 2020)	12th President Tanishkaa Patranabish 1 May – 8 June 2020)
(5)			Her Royal Highness Princess Anoushkaa राजकुमारी अनुष्का (born 2010) MP for Beltola Urban	8 June 2020	20 August 2020	—	Prince Abhiraj (8 June – 20 August 2020)	Congress	20th Ministry Anoushkaa II (8 Jun. – 20 Aug. 2020)	Rashtradhyaksh I Tanishkaa Patranabish 8 June – 29 July 2020)
				7001730000000000000♠73 days						Rashtradhyaksh II Dhrubajyoti Roy (since 1 August 2020, Acting: 29 – 31 July 2020)
During this interval, Deputy Prime Minister Prince Abhiraj was the acting Prime Minister. (20 – 31 August 2020)
(5)			Her Royal Highness Princess Anoushkaa राजकन्या अनुष्का (born 2010) MP for Beltola Urban	31 August 2020	28 January 2021	—	Prince Abhiraj (8 June – 20 August 2020)	Congress	20th Ministry Anoushkaa II (2020 – 2021)
				7002150000000000000♠150 days
6			Lieutenant General Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu Duke of Entrosinhos स्टीफन मारिअस स्नागोवीनु (born 2004) Unelected (Caretaker)	28 January 2021	1 March 2021	—	Liam Alexander (28 January 2021) David Augustus (28 January – 1 March 2021)	Independent	21st Ministry (Caretaker) Ştefan I (Jan. – Mar. 2021)
				7001320000000000000♠32 days
During this interval, Casper, Count of Ayndo was the acting Prime Minister. (1 – 6 March 2021)
(6)			General Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu Duke of Entrosinhos स्टीफन मारिअस स्नागोवीनु (born 2004) MP for Rajagriha	6 March 2021	11 September 2021	Mar. 2021	Position vacant (6 March – 18 June 2021)	Congress	22nd Ministry Ştefan II (Mar. – Sep. 2021)
				7002189000000000000♠189 days			Farhaz Hazarika (18 June – 11 September 2021) Michal Nowacki (18 June – 11 September 2021)
7			Farhaz Hazarika Duke of Pragjyotisha फरहाज़ हज़ारिका (born 2003) MP for Basistha City	11 September 2021	21 October 2021	—	Michal Nowacki (11 September – 21 October 2021)	Congress	23rd Ministry Farhaz I (Sep. – Oct. 2021)
				7001400000000000000♠40 days
8			Phillip Joseph Pillin Count of Youngstown फिलिप जोसेफ पिलिन (born 1996) Unelected (Caretaker)	21 October 2021	22 November 2021	—	Position vacant (21 October – 22 November 2021)	Independent	24th Ministry (Caretaker) Phillip (Oct. – Nov. 2021)
				7001320000000000000♠32 days
(7)			Maha Sri Farhaz Hazarika, Duke Hazarika फरहाज़ हज़ारिका (born 2003) MP for Rashtra Niwas (14th) MP for Basistha City (15th)	22 November 2021	—	Nov. 2021	Princess Anoushkaa (22 Nov. 2021 – 17 March 2022) Michal Nowacki (31 January – 17 March 2022)	Congress	25th Ministry Farhaz II (Nov. 2021 – May 2022)
							Position vacant (17 March – 12 May 2022)
				7002555000000000000♠1 year, 190 days			Rory McPhail (12 May – 30 Jul. 2022) Princess Sarala (31 Jul. – Nov. 2022)	Independent	26th Ministry Farhaz III (May 2022 – Nov. 2022)
						2022	Princess Sarala (since 12 November 2022) Arthur Lacey-Scott (since 26 November 2022)	Congress	27th Ministry Farhaz IV (since November 2022)

Records and timeline

Records

• First prime minister: Arnisha Phatowali (in 2007)
• First female to become prime minister: Arnisha Phatowali (in 2007)
• First male to become prime minister: Dhrubajyoti Roy (in 2010)
• Longest serving prime minister: Dhrubajyoti Roy (serving 2280 days)
• Shortest serving full-time prime minister: Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu (serving 221 days)
• First caretaker prime minister: Anoushkaa Patranabish (in 2020)
• First acting prime minister: Prince Abhiraj (in 2020)
• First non-Hindu and Orthodox Christian prime minister: Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu (in 2021)
• First Muslim prime minister: Farhaz Hazarika (in 2021)
• First Catholic prime minister: Casper Naverović (in 2021)
• First prime minister to resign: Arnisha Phatowali (in 2009)
• First prime minister to be elected in a popular election: Dhrubajyoti Roy (in 2010)
• Oldest person to become prime minister: Phillip Joseph Pillin (at 25 years, 100 days)
• Youngest person to become prime minister: Arnisha Phatowali (at 6 years, 154 days)
• Prime Minister(s) with most cabinets: Tanishkaa Patranabish and Dhrubajyoti Roy (7 cabinets)
• Prime Minister with three consecutive terms: Farhaz Hazarika
• Prime Minister(s) with more than two non-consecutive terms: Tanishkaa Patranabish (five), Dhrubajyoti Roy (four), Sarala Baishya (three)
• Prime Minister(s) with two or more consecutive terms: Dhrubajyoti Roy (twice), Tanishkaa Patranabish (twice), and Farhaz Hazarika (twice)

Timeline

Time in office

Below is the list of Prime Ministers by total time in office:

1. Dhrubajyoti Roy - 2280 days
2. Tanishkaa Patranabish - 1079 days
3. Arnisha Phatowali - 991 days
4. Sarala Baishya - 431 days
5. Farhaz Hazarika - 7002555000000000000♠1 year, 190 days (+ 40 days)
6. Anoushkaa Patranabish - 253 days
7. Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu - 221 days
8. Phillip Joseph Pillin - 7001310000000000000♠31 days
9. Abhiraj Kar - 7001110000000000000♠11 days
10. Casper Naverović - 7000500000000000000♠5 days