The Leader of the Opposition in the Delhi Legislative Assembly is the politician who leads the official opposition in the Delhi Legislative Assembly. The current Delhi Leader of the Opposition is vijender gupta.
| Leader of the Opposition of the Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
since 5 August 2024 | |
| Style | The Hon’ble |
| Member of | Delhi Legislative Assembly |
| Nominator | Members of the Official Opposition of the Legislative Assembly |
| Appointer | Speaker of the Assembly |
| Term length | 5 years Till the Assembly Continues |
Eligibility
editOfficial Opposition[1] is a term used in Delhi Legislative Assembly to designate the political party which has secured the second largest number of seats in the assembly. In order to get formal recognition, the party must have at least 10% of total membership of the Legislative Assembly. A single party has to meet the 10% seat criterion, not an alliance. Many of the Indian state legislatures also follows this 10% rule while the rest of them prefer single largest opposition party according to the rules of their respective houses.
Role
editThe opposition's main role is to question the government of the day and hold them accountable to the public. The opposition is equally responsible in upholding the best interests of the people of the country. They have to ensure that the Government does not take any steps, which might have negative effects on the people of the country.[2]
The role of the opposition in legislature is basically to check the excesses of the ruling or dominant party, and not to be totally antagonistic. There are actions of the ruling party which may be beneficial to the masses and opposition is expected to support such steps.[3]
In legislature, opposition party has a major role and must act to discourage the party in power from acting against the interests of the country and the common man. They are expected to alert the population and the Government on the content of any bill, which is not in the best interests of the country.
List of Leaders of the Opposition of Delhi
edit| № | Name (Constituency) |
Portrait | Term | Party | Assembly (Election) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vacant (no opposition with at least 10% seats) |
Interim Assembly (1952 election) | ||||||
| State Reorganization | |||||||
| - | Deep Chand Bandhu (Wazirpur) |
Indian National Congress | First Assembly (1993 election) | ||||
| - | Madan Lal Khurana (Moti Nagar) |
|
1998 | 2003 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Second Assembly (1998 election) | |
| - | Vijay Kumar Malhotra (Greater Kailash) |
|
2008 | 2013 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Fourth Assembly (2008 election) | |
| - | Harsh Vardhan (Krishna Nagar) |
|
December 2013 | May 2014 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Fifth Assembly (2013 election) | |
| Vacant (no opposition with at least 10% seats) |
Sixth Assembly (2015 election) | ||||||
| - | Vijender Gupta (Rohini) |
|
16 April 2015 | 11 February 2020 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| - | Ramvir Singh Bidhuri[4] (Badarpur) |
24 February 2020 | 4 June 2024 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Seventh Assembly (2020 election) | ||
| - | Vijender Gupta (Rohini) |
|
5 August 2024 | Incumbent | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "THE SALARY AND ALLOWANCES OF LEADERS OF OPPOSITION IN PARLIAMENT ACT, 1977 AND RULES MADE THEREUNDER". mpa.nic.in. Archived from the original on 25 September 2000.
- ^ "Role of Opposition Party in Parliament". 26 April 2014.
- ^ "Role of Opposition in Parliament | India". 21 July 2016.
- ^ The Indian Express (24 February 2020). "Ramvir Bidhuri to be Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly". Archived from the original on 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.