Why is the Prime Minister in India not directly elected by the people?

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In a Parliamentary democracy, only the leader of the majority party in the Lok Sabha can become the Prime Minister.

Lok Sabha can remove the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers even before the expiry of their term.

Since the Prime Minister is appointed by the President, there is no need for it.

Direct election of the Prime Minister will involve a lot of expenditure on election.

answer is D.

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The Prime Minister in India is not directly elected by the people because the direct election of the Prime Minister will involve a lot of expenditure on the election. There are various reasons for it. The first and most important is that India is a large country population-wise. It has the second largest population in the world and is too multicultural. It is practically a turmoil to conduct the elections of the highest executive. Moreover, there would be a great expenditure made on the elections if directly the Prime Minister were to be elected.

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