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{{Politics of India}}

'''Official Opposition''' is a term used in [[Parliament of India]] and [[State Legislative Assembly (India)|State Legislatures]] to designate the political party which has secured the second largest number of seats in either [[Upper house|upper]] or [[lower house]]s. In order to get formal recognition in either [[Upper house|upper]] or [[lower house]]s, the concerned party must have at least [[Quorum#India|10% of the total strength of the house]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/16th-Lok-Sabha-wont-have-leader-of-opposition/articleshow/37551926.cms|title=16th Lok Sabha won’t have leader of opposition - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-01-17}}</ref> 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 ==
The Opposition’s main role is to question the government of the day and hold them accountable to the public. This also helps to fix the mistakes of the Ruling Party. 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.

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.

In legislature, Opposition Party has a major role, which is:

# Constructive criticism of government.
# Putting restriction of arbitrariness of ruling party.
# Safeguarding liberty and right of people.
# Preparation to form government.
# Expression of public opinion.

== Current official opposition parties ==

=== Parliament ===
This is the list of current opposition parties in the [[Parliament of India]]:
{| class="wikitable"
!House
!Party
!Seats
!Total seats
|-
|[[Lok Sabha]]
|N/A {{small|(no opposition with at least 10% of seats)}}
|<nowiki>–</nowiki>
|543
|-
|[[Rajya Sabha]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|37
|245
|}

=== Legislative Assemblies ===
This is the list of current opposition parties in the [[State Legislative Assembly (India)|Legislative Assemblies]] of the [[States and territories of India|Indian states and union territories]]:.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/|title=Legislative Bodies|website=legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in|access-date=2019-01-17}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!State/UT
!Party
!Seats
!Total seats
|-
|[[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Andhra Pradesh]]
|[[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]]
|22
|175
|-
|[[Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Arunachal Pradesh]]
|N/A {{small|(no opposition with at least 10% seats)}}
|<nowiki>–</nowiki>
|60
|-
|[[Assam Legislative Assembly|Assam]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|24
|126
|-
|[[Bihar Legislative Assembly|Bihar]]
|[[Rashtriya Janata Dal|RJD]]
|81
|243
|-
|[[Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly|Chhattishgarh]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|14
|90
|-
|[[Delhi Legislative Assembly|Delhi]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|8
|70
|-
|[[Goa Legislative Assembly|Goa]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|5
|40
|-
|[[Gujarat Legislative Assembly|Gujarat]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|73
|182
|-
|[[Haryana Legislative Assembly|Haryana]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|31
|90
|-
|[[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Himachal Pradesh]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|21
|68
|-
|[[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|N/A {{small|([[President's rule]])}}
|<nowiki>–</nowiki>
|85
|-
|[[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly|Jharkhand]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|26
|81
|-
|[[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Karnataka]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|68
|224
|-
|[[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|22
|140
|-
|[[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Madhya Pradesh]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|92
|230
|-
|[[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Maharashtra]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|105
|288
|-
|[[Manipur Legislative Assembly|Manipur]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|19
|60
|-
|[[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly|Meghalaya]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|19
|60
|-
|[[Mizoram Legislative Assembly|Mizoram]]
|[[Zoram People's Movement|ZPM]]
|7
|40
|-
|[[Nagaland Legislative Assembly|Nagaland]]
|[[Naga People's Front|NPF]]
|26
|60
|-
|[[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Odisha]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|23
|147
|-
|[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Puducherry]]
|[[All India N.R. Congress|DMK]]
|6
|33
|-
|[[Punjab Legislative Assembly|Punjab]]
|[[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]
|19
|117
|-
|[[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly|Rajasthan]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|72
|200
|-
|[[Sikkim Legislative Assembly|Sikkim]]
|N/A {{small|(no opposition with at least 10% seats)}}
|<nowiki>–</nowiki>
|32
|-
|[[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Tamil Nadu]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|66
|234
|-
|[[Telangana Legislative Assembly|Telangana]]
|N/A {{small|(no opposition with at least 10% seats)}}
|<nowiki>–</nowiki>
|119
|-
|[[Tripura Legislative Assembly|Tripura]]
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
|16
|60
|-
|[[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Uttar Pradesh]]
|[[Samajwadi Party|SP]]
|50
|403
|-
|[[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly|Uttarakhand]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|11
|70
|-
|[[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|West Bengal]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|75
|294
|-
|}

=== Legislative Councils ===
This is the list of current opposition parties in the [[State Legislative Council (India)|Legislative Councils]] of the [[States of India|Indian states]]:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! State
!Party
!Seats
!Total seats
|-
|[[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council|Andhra Pradesh]]
|[[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]]
|27
|58
|-
|[[Bihar Legislative Council|Bihar]]
|N/A {{small|(no opposition with at least 10% seats)}}
|<nowiki>–</nowiki>
|75
|-
|[[Karnataka Legislative Council|Karnataka]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|29
|75
|-
|[[Maharashtra Legislative Council|Maharashtra]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|23
|78
|-
|[[Telangana Legislative Council|Telangana]]
|N/A {{small|(no opposition with at least 10% seats)}}
|<nowiki>–</nowiki>
|40
|-
|[[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council|Uttar Pradesh]]
|[[Samajwadi Party|SP]]
|53
|100
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of current Indian opposition leaders]]
* [[List of current Indian ruling and opposition parties]]

==References==
<references />

== Further reading ==

* {{Citation|last=Manisha|first=M.|title=Parliamentary Efficacy and the Role of the Opposition: A Comparative Study of the 2nd and 14th Lok Sabha|date=2010-2011|url=https://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/fellowship/PARLIAMENTARY_EFFICACY.pdf|others=Rajya Sabha Fellowship for Parliamentary Studies|publisher=rajyasabha.nic.in}}

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