The Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha (

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: ) is an elected Member of Lok Sabha who leads the

official opposition Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. This article uses the term ''government'' as it is used in Parliamentary systems, i.e. meaning ''th ...

in the Lower House of the Parliament of India. The

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is the parliamentary chairperson of the largest political party in the

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that is not in

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(provided that said political party has at least 10% of the seats in the Lok Sabha). The post is vacant since 26 May 2014, as no opposition party has 10% Seats.

History

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 The speaker of the Lok Sabha (IAST: ) is the presiding officer and the highest official of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India. The speaker is elected generally in the first meeting of the Lok Sabha following general el ...

In December 1969, the Congress Party (O) was recognised as the main opposition party in the parliament while its leader,

Ram Subhag Singh Ram Subhag Singh (7 July 1917 – 16 December 1980)''Data India'', Press Institute of India, 1981 was an Indian politician who was a member of the Indian National Congress. He served as a member of the 3rd and 4th Lok Sabha for Bikramganj and ...

plays the role of opposition leader.

Leaders of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha

The

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.

History

Leaders of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha

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