Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha
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Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Lok Sabhā ke Vipakṣa ke Netā | |
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Incumbent Vacant since 20 May 2014 | |
Residence | New Delhi |
Appointer | While parliamentary chairperson of the largest political party in the Lok Sabha that is not in government (provided that said political party has at least 10% of the seats in the Lok Sabha) |
Term length | 5 years |
Inaugural holder | Ram Subhag Singh (1969–1970) |
Website | rajyasabha |
The Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha (IAST: Lok Sabhā ke Vipakṣa ke Netā) is an elected Member of Lok Sabha who leads the official opposition in the Lower House of the Parliament of India. The Leader of the Opposition is the parliamentary chairperson of the largest political party in the Lok Sabha that is not in government (provided that said political party has at least 10% of the seats in the Lok Sabha).
History[]
In Lok Sabha until 1969, there was de facto opposition leader with no formal recognition, status or privilege. Later, the leader of the opposition was given official recognition and their salary and allowances was extended by the Act, 1977. Since then, the leader in the Lok Sabha should satisfy three conditions, namely,
- he should be a member of the House
- of the party in opposition to the Government having the greatest numerical strength and
- be recognised by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha
In December 1969, the Congress Party (O) was recognised as the main opposition party in the parliament while its leader, Ram Subhag Singh plays the role of opposition leader.
Leaders of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha[]
The Lok Sabha did not recognise an official Leader of the Opposition until 1969. The position was also vacant between 1980 and 1989 and at present, since 2014.[1]
No. | Name | Portrait | Tenure | Lok Sabha | Party | Prime Minister of India | |||||
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Name | Party | ||||||||||
1 | Ram Subhag Singh | ![]() |
17 December 1969 | 27 December 1970 | 1 year, 10 days | 4th | Indian National Congress (O) | ||||
– | Vacant | – | 27 December 1970 | 30 June 1977 | 5th | No official opposition | |||||
2 | Yashwantrao Chavan | ![]() |
1 July 1977 | 11 April 1978 | 284 days | 6th | Indian National Congress | ||||
3 | C. M. Stephen | ![]() |
12 April 1978 | 9 July 1979 | 1 year, 88 days | ||||||
(2) | Yashwantrao Chavan | ![]() |
10 July 1979 | 28 July 1979 | 18 days | ||||||
4 | Jagjivan Ram | ![]() |
29 July 1979 | 22 August 1979 | 24 days | Janata Party | |||||
– | Vacant | – | 22 August 1979 | 31 December 1984 | 7th | No official opposition[2] | |||||
– | 31 December 1984 | 18 December 1989 | 8th | ||||||||
5 | Rajiv Gandhi | ![]() |
18 December 1989 | 23 December 1990 | 1 year, 5 days | 9th | Indian National Congress | ||||
6 | L. K. Advani | ![]() |
24 December 1990 | 13 March 1991 | 2 years, 214 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||||
21 June 1991 | 26 July 1993 | 10th | |||||||||
7 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | ![]() |
21 July 1993 | 10 May 1996 | 2 years, 289 days | ||||||
8 | P. V. Narasimha Rao | 16 May 1996 | 31 May 1996 | 15 days | 11th | Indian National Congress | |||||
(7) | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | ![]() |
1 June 1996 | 4 December 1997 | 1 year, 186 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||||
9 | Sharad Pawar | ![]() |
19 March 1998 | 26 April 1999 | 1 year, 38 days | 12th | Indian National Congress | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
10 | Sonia Gandhi | ![]() |
31 October 1999 | 6 February 2004 | 4 years, 98 days | 13th | |||||
(6) | L. K. Advani | ![]() |
21 May 2004 | 18 May 2009 | 4 years, 362 days | 14th | Bharatiya Janata Party | Manmohan Singh | Indian National Congress | ||
11 | Sushma Swaraj | ![]() |
21 December 2009 | 19 May 2014 | 4 years, 149 days | 15th | |||||
– | Vacant | – | 20 May 2014 | 29 May 2019 | 16th | No official opposition because no party obtained at least 10% of the seats. | Narendra Modi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
– | 30 May 2019 | present | 17th |
See also[]
- Vice President of India (Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha)
- Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
- Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha
- Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha
- Leader of the House in Lok Sabha
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "No leader of oppn? There wasn't any in Nehru, Indira, Rajiv days". Rediff. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
Further reading[]
- Manisha, M. (2010–2011), Parliamentary Efficacy and the Role of the Opposition: A Comparative Study of the 2nd and 14th Lok Sabha (PDF), Rajya Sabha Fellowship for Parliamentary Studies, rajyasabha.nic.inCS1 maint: date format (link)
- Lists of members of the Lok Sabha
- Leaders of the Opposition (India)
- Opposition leaders