List of leaders of the opposition in the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly

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Leader of the Opposition of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Seal of Chhattisgarh Government
Incumbent
Charan Das Mahant
since 16 December 2023
StyleThe Hon’ble
Member ofChhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
NominatorMembers of the Official Opposition of the Legislative Assembly
AppointerSpeaker of the Assembly
Term length5 years
Till the Assembly Continues
Inaugural holderNand Kumar Sai

The Leader of the Opposition in the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly is the politician who leads the official opposition in the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly.

Eligibility[edit]

Official Opposition[1] is a term used in Chhattisgarh 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[edit]

The 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[edit]

No Portrait Name Constituency Tenure[4] Assembly Chief Minister Party
1 Nand Kumar Sai Tapkara 14 December 2000 5 December 2003 2 years, 356 days 1st Ajit Jogi Bharatiya Janata Party
2 Mahendra Karma Dantewara 22 December 2003 11 December 2008 4 years, 355 days 2nd Raman Singh Indian National Congress
3 Ravindra Choubey Saja 5 January 2009 11 December 2013 4 years, 340 days 3rd
4 T. S. Singh Deo Ambikapur 6 January 2014 12 December 2018 4 years, 340 days 4th
5 Dharamlal Kaushik Bilha 4 January 2019 17 August 2022 3 years, 225 days 5th Bhupesh Baghel Bharatiya Janata Party
6 Narayan Chandel Janjgir-Champa 18 August 2022 3 December 2023 1 year, 265 days
7 Charan Das Mahant Sakti 16 December 2023 145 days 6th Vishnu Deo Sai Indian National Congress

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "THE SALARY AND ALLOWANCES OF LEADERS OF OPPOSITION IN PARLIAMENT ACT, 1977 AND RULES MADE THEREUNDER". 16 January 2010. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010.
  2. ^ http://www.elections.in/political-corner/role-opposition-party-parliament/ Role of Leader of Opposition in India
  3. ^ http://www.politicalsciencenotes.com/parliament/opposition/role-of-opposition-in-parliament-india/976 Role of Opposition in Parliament of India
  4. ^ "leader of opposition". www.cgvidhansabha.gov.in.
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