TheÃÂ Second Ministry of Ramachandran was theÃÂ Council of Ministers,ÃÂ headed byÃÂ M. G. Ramachandran,ÃÂ that was formed after theÃÂ seventh legislative assembly election, which was held in two phases on the 28th and 31st of May 1980. The results of the election were announced in June 1980, and this led to the formation of the 7th Assembly. On 9 June 1980, the Council took office.
According to <span class="plainlinks">Article 163</span> of the Indian Constitution,
This means that the Ministers serve under the pleasure of the Governor and he/she may remove them, on the advice of the Chief Minister, whenever they want.
The Chief Minister shall be appointed by the Governor and the other Ministers shall be appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister, and the Minister shall hold office during the pleasure of the Governor:<br />Provided that in the States of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha, there shall be a Minister in charge of tribal welfare who may in addition be in charge of the welfare of the Scheduled Castes and backward classes or any other work.