Under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, the Ministers of the Union territory of Jammu and…

Under section 54(2) of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, the Ministers hold office during the pleasure of the Lieutenant Governor. The Chief Minister is appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, and the other Ministers by the Lieutenant Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister (section 54(1)). The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly (section 54(3)). (Formerly, under the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, Ministers held office during the Governor's pleasure.)

The Speaker presides over the Assembly but has no role in a Minister's tenure. The Act ties the tenure to the Lieutenant Governor's pleasure, not to that of the President or the Prime Minister.