List of Leaders of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Council

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Leader of the Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Council
विरोधी पक्षनेते महाराष्ट्र विधान परिषदे
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Incumbent
Pravin Darekar
since 16 December 2019
Bhartiya Janata Party
Maharashtra Legislative Council
StyleThe Hon’ble
Member ofMaharashtra Legislative Council
Reports toGovernment of Maharashtra
ResidenceMumbai
SeatMaharashtra Legislature
AppointerMembers of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
Term lengthDuring the life of the vidhan Sabha (five years maximum)
Inaugural holderMadhavrao Bayaji Gaikwad (Communist Party of India) (14 July 1960 - 23 March 1962)
Deputy-
Salary₹ - approximately

The Leader of the Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Council is an elected Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council who leads the official opposition in the Upper house of the Maharashtra Legislature. The Leader of the opposition Maharashtra Legislative Council is the Legislature chairperson of the party with the most seats after the government party.

Leader of the Opposition[]

The council's opposition parties elect a Leader of the Opposition. This is commonly the leader of the largest non-government party, and is recognized as such by the chairman. The following is the list of Leaders of the Opposition in the council.[1]

Sr No Leader of Opposition Party Tenure Reference
1 Madhavrao Bayaji Gaikwad CPI 14 July 1960 23 March 1962 [2]
2 V. B. Gogate BJS 27 July 1962 28 August 1966
3 Ramjeevan Choudhary 29 August 1966 21 July 1967
4 Uttamrao Patil 22 July 1967 26 March 1978
5 Arjunrao Kasture Congress (S) 27 March 1978 19 July 1978
6 Ram Meghe Congress 28 July 1978 9 July 1980
7 Ganesh Prabhakar Pradhan Congress (S) 9 July 1980 7 September 1982 [3]
8 Datta Meghe 7 September 1982 16 November 1984
9 Devidas Marotirao Karale 17 November 1984 12 December 1986
10 R. S. Gavai RPI 12 December 1986 20 December 1988 [4]
11 Vitthalrao Hande Shekapa 23 December 1988 20 December 1990
(10) R. S. Gavai RPI 20 December 1990 17 July 1991
12 Pramod Navalkar Shiv Sena 17 July 1991 2 July 1992 [5]
13 Anna Dange BJP 2 July 1992 30 July 1993
14 Sudhir Joshi Shiv Sena 30 July 1993 30 July 1994
(13) Anna Dange BJP 30 July 1994 18 March 1995
15 Sharad Pawar Congress 25 March 1995 21 May 1996 [6]
16 Chhagan Bhujbal 10 July 1996 9 June 1999 [7]
NCP 10 June 1999 17 October 1999
17 Nitin Gadkari BJP 23 October 1999 11 April 2005 [8]
18 Pandurang Pundalik Fundkar 11 April 2005 22 December 2011
19 Vinod Tawde 23 December 2011 20 October 2014 [9][10]
20 Dhananjay Munde NCP 22 December 2014 24 October 2019 [11][12]
21 Pravin Darekar BJP 16 December 2019 Incumbent [13]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Legislative Council Leaders of the Opposition" (PDF) (in Marathi). Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Former legislator Madhavrao Gaikwad dies". The Indian Express. November 12, 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  3. ^ "'Plant a tree to remember me'". Pune Mirror. May 29, 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  4. ^ "R S Gavai, veteran Ambedkarite leader, dies at 86". The Indian Express. July 26, 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Pramod Navalkar passes away". The Economic Times. November 21, 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Fifteenth Lok Sabha Member's Bioprofile - Pawar, Shri Sharad Chandra Govindrao". Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  7. ^ Tripti Narain (September 30, 2004). "MTurbulent journey of Chhagan Bhujbal". Zee News. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Modi 2.0 Cabinet: Gadkari, the minister who earns plaudits from Opposition". Business Standard. May 30, 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  9. ^ "BJP chooses 'young leader' Vinod Tawde as Opposition leader in council". The Hindustan Times. December 17, 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  10. ^ Shubhangi Khapre (December 24, 2011). "BJP appoints Vinod Tawde as opposition leader in state council". Daily News & Analysis. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Maharashtra: NCP's Dhananjay Munde new LoP in legislative council". The Hindustan Times. December 22, 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  12. ^ "NCP's Dhananjay Munde new LOP in Maharashtra Legislative Council". The Economic Times. December 22, 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  13. ^ "BJP's Pravin Darekar new Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Council". The New Indian Express. December 16, 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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