Many governors in India have, in keeping with democracy’s evolving ethos, officially and formally ceased to use those honorifics. Back in office, Disraeli sent Lytton I (1876-1880) to India, only to have Gladstone, prime minister once again, appoint Ripon (1880-1884). Independent India’s governors were, in the vision of its founders, meant to be apolitical. In terms of political ideology, the president and prime minister were on the same page — socialists of the Nehruvian mould. In terms of our Constitution, where the president acts only on the advice of the prime minister, this means, in effect, “the pleasure of the Prime Minister”.

Source: The Telegraph April 21, 2019 03:03 UTC