<P> Although the Article 53 of the Constitution of India states that the President can exercise his powers directly or by subordinate authority , with few exceptions , all of the executive powers vested in the President are , in practice , exercised by the Prime Minister ( a subordinate authority ) with the help of the Council of Ministers . The President is bound by the constitution to act on the advice of the Prime Minister and Cabinet as long as the advice is not violating the constitution . </P>
why is the president a part of the parliament
bound by the constitution to act on the advice of the Prime Minister and Cabinet