Under the Constitution of India, Uttar Pradesh has a Governor and a bicameral Legislature. The Lower House is called Vidhan Sahha having 404 members, out of which 403 are elected and 1 nominated and the Upper House, Vidhan Parishad having 100 members.

The State has also a High Court at Allahabad with its bench at Lucknow. (High court: Allahabad High Court (Prayagraj)Chief Justice: Govind Mathur)

The executive power of the State is vested in the Governor as it is exercised by him either directly or through officers subordinate to him according to the constitutional provisions.

First CM of UP : Govind Ballabh Pant

Sarojini Naidu was the first governor of Uttar Pradesh?

A new state was carved out On 9 November 2000, Uttarakhand, from Uttar Pradesh which represents the Himalayan hill region?.

State Flower: Palash

State Tree: Ashoka

The state is bordered by Rajasthan to the west, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Delhi to the northwest, Uttarakhand, and Nepal to the north,
Bihar to the east, Madhya Pradesh to the south, and touches the states of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh to the southeast.

Council of Ministers:

All the executive business of the State is carried on in the name of the Governor. The Chief Minister has to inform the Governor about all the decisions taken by the Council of Ministers in regard to the administration as also require the Council of Ministers to reconsider any matter on which a unilateral decision has been taken by a minister. The Governor has been made a component part of the Legislature under Article 168 of the Constitution and has been assigned certain functions. He summons both or either of the Houses of Legislature and also prorogues them. He is also empowered to suspend or dissolve the Vidhan Sabha.

Powers of the Governor:

Before assuming office, the Governor is administered an oath by the Chief Justice of the High Court affirming to protect and defend the Constitution and to devote himself to the service and well-being of the people. Under the executive power of the State, the Governor is empowered to grant pardon, reprieve or remission, or to suspend or commute the punishment of any person convicted of any crime against Law.