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 (6) Notwithstanding anything contained in the preceding paragraphs of this Article, when in pursuance of any such agreement of integration, as is referred to in clause (b) of paragraph (1) of Article II, any other State is integrated with the United State, the Raj Pramukh may, in consultation with the Government of India, appoint the RulesRuler [sic] of such State as the third Junior Vice-President of the Council of Rulers who shall hold office for a term of five years.

(7) Whenever a vacancy occurs or is about to occur in any of the offices referred to in paragraph (2) the Council of Rulers shall elect at a meeting a member to fill that vacancy, and any member so elected shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon the duties thereof.

(8) The President of the Council of Rulers shall be the Raj Pramukh of the United State.

(1) In order that he may be enable to discharge conveniently and with dignity the duties of his office, the Raj Pramukh shall be paid from the revenues of the United State such consolidated annual allowance as the Government of India may prescribe.

(2) There shall be paid from time to time to the Vice-Presidents such allowances as the Raj Pramukh may consider appropriate to cover expenses in travelling in the discharge of such official duties as may be assigned to them.

(3) If the Raj Pramukh is, by reason of absence of illness or for any other reason unable to perform the duties of his office, those duties shall until he has resumed them, be performed by one of the Senior Vice-Presidents of the Council of Rulers who may be nominated by the Government of India in consultation with the Raj Pramukh. During such period the Senior Vice-President so nominated shall be entitled to the same consolidated allowance as the Raj Pramukh.

(1) There shall be a Council of Ministers to aid and advise Raj Pramukh in the exercise of his functions except those under paragraphs (2) and (3) of Article VII.

(2) The Ministers shall be chosen by, and shall hold office during the pleasure of, the Raj Pramukh.