Prime Minister of Vishwamitra

Prime Minister of
Vishwamitra
Prime Minister of ; Vishwamitra
विश्वामित्र के प्रधानमंत्री (Hindi)
	Coat of arms of Vishwamitra
	Incumbent; Klarissa Sriraya; since 29 March 2024
	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; 17 years ago
First holder	Arnisha Phatowali
Deputy	Deputy Prime Minister

The Prime Minister of Vishwamitra (Hindi: विश्वामित्र 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 Klarissa Sriraya since 29 March 2024. She has previously held the position in 2014 and 2017.

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 - Varuna Sriraya in 2012 and Klarissa Sriraya 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, Varuna Sriraya, 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 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 Leonard 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


#	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 (born 2000) Representative (resigned)	15 April 2007	31 December 2009	—	Varuna Sriraya (15 Apr. 2007 – 31 Dec. 2009)	Independent	Phatowali	Varuna Sriraya (2007–2009)
1		2 years, 242 days		—	Varuna Sriraya (15 Apr. 2007 – 31 Dec. 2009)	Independent	Phatowali	Varuna Sriraya (2007–2009)
2	Varuna Sriraya (born 2002) MP for Maligaon	1 January 2010	21 May 2014	2010	Position vacant (1 Jan. 2010 – 27 Dec. 2014)	Independent	Varuna I	Tanishkaa Patranabish (2010–2012)
		1 January 2010	21 May 2014	2012			Varuna II	Varuna Sriraya (2012–2014)
		7003160100000000000♠4 years, 140 days		2012			Varuna II
3	Klarissa Sriraya (born 2005) MP for Basant Bahar (resigned)	21 May 2014	27 December 2014	2014		Independent	Klarissa I
3		7002220000000000000♠220 days		2014		Independent	Klarissa I	Klarissa Sriraya (2014–2015)
During this interval, Varuna Sriraya served as acting head of government as Chairman of the Council of Ministers. (27 Dec. 2014 – 22 Feb. 2015)
4	Tanishkaa Patranabish (born 2004) MP for Beltola	22 February 2015	6 December 2015	Feb. 2015	Position vacant (22 February – 11 April 2016)	Independent	Tanishkaa I
4	Tanishkaa Patranabish (born 2004) MP for Beltola	7002287000000000000♠287 days		Feb. 2015		Independent	Tanishkaa I
(3)	Klarissa Sriraya (born 2005) MP for Basant Bahar	6 December 2015	11 April 2016	Dec. 2015		Independent	Klarissa II	Varuna Sriraya (2015–2016)
(3)	Klarissa Sriraya (born 2005) MP for Basant Bahar	7002127000000000000♠127 days		Dec. 2015		Independent	Klarissa II	Tanishkaa Patranabish (2016)
(2)	Varuna Sriraya (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	Varuna III	Tanishkaa Patranabish (2016)
								Anoushkaa Patranabish (2016)
								Klarissa Sriraya (2016–2017)
				Dec. 2016	Tanishkaa Patranabish (30 Dec. 2016 – 17 Feb. 2017) Abhiraj Kar (17 February – 12 April 2017)		Varuna IV
		7002366000000000000♠1 year, 1 day		Dec. 2016			Varuna IV
(3)	Klarissa Sriraya (born 2005) Unelected	12 April 2017	5 July 2017	—	Arnab Sil (12 April – 5 July 2017)	Independent Party	Klarissa III	Varuna Sriraya (2017)
(3)	Klarissa Sriraya (born 2005) Unelected	7001840000000000000♠84 days		—	Arnab Sil (12 April – 5 July 2017)	Independent Party	Klarissa III
(2)	Tanishkaa Patranabish (born 2004) MP for Beltola (resigned)	5 July 2017	25 December 2017	2017	Klarissa Sriraya (5 July – 25 December 2017) Arnab Sil (5 July – 25 December 2017)	Secular Party	Tanishkaa II
(2)		7002173000000000000♠173 days		2017		Secular Party	Tanishkaa II
(2)	Varuna Sriraya (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	Varuna V	Anoushkaa Patranabish (2017–2018)
		25 December 2017	13 May 2018		Tanishkaa Patranabish (21 March – 13 May 2018) Asmi Patranabis (21 March – 13 May 2018)		Varuna VI
		7002139000000000000♠139 days					Varuna VI
(4)	General Tanishkaa Patranabish (born 2004) MP for Beltola President of the Council of Ministers	14 May 2018	11 September 2018	—	Klarissa Sriraya (Prime Minister) (13 May – 11 September 2018) Asmi Patranabis (Vice President of the Council) (13 May – 11 September 2018)	Secular Party	Tanishkaa III	Varuna Sriraya (2018)
(4)		7002120000000000000♠120 days		—		Secular Party	Tanishkaa III	Varuna Sriraya (2018)
During this interval, executive president Varuna Sriraya was also the head of government. (11 Sep. 2018 – 7 Jan. 2019)							Interim Varuna II	Varuna Sriraya 2018–2020)
							Varuna VII
(4)	General Tanishkaa Patranabish (born 2004) MP for Basant Bahar	7 January 2019	3 March 2020	Nov. 2018	Position vacant (7 January – 17 March 2019)	Secular Party	Tanishkaa IV
		7 January 2019	3 March 2020	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	Tanishkaa V
		7002422000000000000♠1 year, 57 days		2019		Congress	Tanishkaa V
–	Air Chief Marshal Anoushkaa Patranabish (born 2010) Caretaker Prime Minister	3 March 2020	22 March 2020	—	Ankurjyoti Thakuria (3 March – 9 March 2020) Bishnu Chetry (9 March – 22 March 2020)	Congress	Anoushkaa I}} (Caretaker)
–		7001190000000000000♠19 days		—		Congress	Anoushkaa I}} (Caretaker)
(4)	General Tanishkaa Patranabish (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	Tanishkaa VI
(4)		7001780000000000000♠78 days		2020		Congress	Tanishkaa VI
During this interval, executive president Tanishkaa Patranabish was also the head of government. (11 Sep. 2018 – 7 Jan. 2019)							Tanishkaa VII	Tanishkaa Patranabish (2020)
5	Her Royal Highness Princess Anoushkaa (born 2010) MP for Beltola Urban	8 June 2020	20 August 2020	—	Prince Abhiraj (8 June – 20 August 2020)	Congress	Anoushkaa II	Tanishkaa Patranabish (2020)
5		7001730000000000000♠73 days		—	Prince Abhiraj (8 June – 20 August 2020)	Congress	Anoushkaa II	Varuna Sriraya (2020–present)
During this interval, Deputy Prime Minister Prince Abhiraj was the acting Prime Minister. (20 – 31 August 2020)
(5)	Her Royal Highness Princess Anoushkaa (born 2010) MP for Beltola Urban	31 August 2020	28 January 2021	—	Prince Abhiraj (8 June – 20 August 2020)	Congress	Anoushkaa II
(5)		7002150000000000000♠150 days		—	Prince Abhiraj (8 June – 20 August 2020)	Congress	Anoushkaa II
–	Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu Duke of Entrosinhos (born 2004) Caretaker Prime Minister	28 January 2021	1 March 2021	—	Liam Alexander (28 January 2021) David Augustus (28 January – 1 March 2021)	Independent	Snagoveanu I (Caretaker)
–		7001320000000000000♠32 days		—		Independent	Snagoveanu I (Caretaker)
During this interval, Casper Naverovič was the acting Prime Minister. (1 – 6 March 2021)
6	Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu Duke of Entrosinhos (born 2004) MP for Rajagriha	6 March 2021	11 September 2021	Mar. 2021	Position vacant (6 March – 18 June 2021)	Congress	Snagoveanu II
6		7002189000000000000♠189 days		Mar. 2021	Farhaz Hazarika (18 June – 11 September 2021) Michal Nowacki (18 June – 11 September 2021)	Congress	Snagoveanu II
7	Farhaz Hazarika Duke of Pragjyotisha (born 2003) MP for Basistha City	11 September 2021	21 October 2021	—	Michal Nowacki (11 September – 21 October 2021)	Congress	Hazarika I
7		7001400000000000000♠40 days		—	Michal Nowacki (11 September – 21 October 2021)	Congress	Hazarika I
8	Phillip Joseph Pillin Count of Youngstown (born 1996) Caretaker Prime Minister	21 October 2021	22 November 2021	—	Position vacant (21 October – 22 November 2021)	Independent	Pillin (Caretaker)
8		7001320000000000000♠32 days		—	Position vacant (21 October – 22 November 2021)	Independent	Pillin (Caretaker)
(7)	Farhaz Hazarika^[a] (born 2003) MP for Rashtra Niwas (14th) MP for Basistha City (15th) MP for Basisthapur (16th)	22 November 2021	29 March 2024	Nov. 2021	Princess Anoushkaa (22 Nov. 2021 – 17 March 2022) Michal Nowacki (31 January – 17 March 2022)	Congress	Hazarika II
					Position vacant (17 March – 12 May 2022)	Congress	Hazarika II
					Rory Leonard (12 May – 30 Jul. 2022) Klarissa Sriraya (31 Jul. – 12 Nov. 2022)	Independent	Hazarika III
		7002858000000000000♠2 years, 128 days		2022	Klarissa Sriraya (12 Nov. 2022 – 9 Oct. 2023) Arthur Lacey-Scott-FitzLacia (26 Nov. 2022 – 9 Oct. 2023)	Congress	Hazarika IV
		7002858000000000000♠2 years, 128 days		2023	Klarissa Sriraya (9 Oct. 2022 – 29 Mar. 2024) Arthur Lacey-Scott-FitzLacia (26 Nov. 2022 – 29 Mar. 2024)	Congress	Hazarika V
(3)	Yuvrajkumari Klarissa Sriraya (born 2005) MP for Rashtra Niwas	29 March 2024	Incumbent	—	Farhaz Hazarika (since 29 Mar. 2024) Arthur Lacey-Scott-FitzLacia (since 12 May. 2024)	Congress	Klarissa IV
(3)		7002262000000000000♠262 days		—		Congress	Klarissa IV

↑ Duke of Pragjyotisha until 28 October 2022; Duke Farhaz until 6 August 2023

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: Varuna Sriraya (in 2010)
Longest serving prime minister: Varuna Sriraya (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: Abhiraj Kar (in 2020)
First prime minister to be born after the nation's creation: Anoushkaa Patranabish (born 2010)
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: Varuna Sriraya (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 Varuna Sriraya (7 cabinets)
Prime Minister with four consecutive terms: Farhaz Hazarika
Prime Minister(s) with more than two non-consecutive terms: Tanishkaa Patranabish (five), Varuna Sriraya (four), Klarissa Sriraya (four)
Prime Minister(s) with two or more consecutive terms: Varuna Sriraya (twice), Tanishkaa Patranabish (twice), and Farhaz Hazarika (twice)

Timeline

Time in office

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

Varuna Sriraya - 2280 days
Tanishkaa Patranabish - 1079 days
Arnisha Phatowali - 991 days
Farhaz Hazarika - 898 days
Klarissa Sriraya - 693 days
Anoushkaa Patranabish - 253 days
Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu - 221 days
Phillip Joseph Pillin - 7001310000000000000♠31 days
Abhiraj Kar - 7001110000000000000♠11 days
Casper Naverović - 7000500000000000000♠5 days

[1] Duke of Pragjyotisha until 28 October 2022; Duke Farhaz until 6 August 2023

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