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{{short description|Parliamentary position of the Parliament of India}} | {{short description|Parliamentary position of the Parliament of India}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date= | {{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date= | {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2013}} | ||
{{about|leader of the official opposition in both Houses of [[Parliament of India]]|Leader of the Lok Sabha|Leader of the House (Lok Sabha)|Leader of the Rajya Sabha|Leader of the House (Rajya Sabha)}} | {{about|leader of the official opposition in both Houses of [[Parliament of India]]|Leader of the Lok Sabha|Leader of the House (Lok Sabha)|Leader of the Rajya Sabha|Leader of the House (Rajya Sabha)}} | ||
{{Infobox Political post | {{Infobox Political post | ||
| post = | | post = Leaders of the Opposition | ||
| title = | | title = Leaders of the Opposition | ||
| | | native_name = {{lang|hi-Latn|Bhārata ke Vipakṣa ke Netā}} | ||
| body = India | | body = India | ||
| insignia = Emblem_of_India.svg | | insignia = Emblem_of_India.svg | ||
| insigniasize = 70px | | insigniasize = 70px | ||
| insigniacaption = Emblem of India | | insigniacaption = Emblem of India | ||
| image = | | image = MallikarjunKharge.jpg | ||
| incumbent = [[Mallikarjun Kharge]]<small> ( | | incumbent = [[Mallikarjun Kharge]]<small> ([[Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha|in Rajya Sabha]])</small><br />Vacant ([[Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha|in Lok Sabha]])</small> | ||
| incumbentsince | | incumbentsince | ||
| style = | | style = | ||
| imagesize = | | imagesize = | ||
| termlength = 5 years | | termlength = 5 years | ||
| appointer = | | appointer = While leader of the largest politicial party that is not in government | ||
| residence = [[New Delhi]] | | residence = [[New Delhi]] | ||
| formation = | | formation = | ||
| succession = | | succession = | ||
| salary = | | salary = | ||
| inaugural = [[Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra]]<small> ( | | inaugural = [[Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra]]<small> ([[Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha|in Rajya Sabha]])</small> <br />[[Ram Subhag Singh ]]<small> ([[Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha|in Lok Sabha]])</small> | ||
| website = {{URL|https://parliamentofindia.nic.in}} | | website = {{URL|https://parliamentofindia.nic.in}} | ||
| Predecessor = [[Mallikarjuna Kharge]] | | Predecessor = [[Mallikarjuna Kharge]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
The ''' | The '''Leaders of the Opposition of India''' ([[International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration|IAST]]: {{lang|hi-Latn|Bhārata ke Vipakṣa ke Netā}}) are the politicians who leads the [[Official Opposition (India)|official opposition]] in either House of the [[Parliament of India]]. The [[Leader of the Opposition]] is the parliamentary chairperson of the largest [[political party]] in their respective legislative chamber that is not in [[Government of India|government]]. | ||
While the position also existed in former [[Central Legislative Assembly]] of British India, and holders of it there included [[Motilal Nehru]], it received statutory recognition through the ''Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977'' which defines the term "Leader of the Opposition" as that member of the | While the position also existed in former [[Central Legislative Assembly]] of British India, and holders of it there included [[Motilal Nehru]], it received statutory recognition through the ''Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977'' which defines the term "Leader of the Opposition" as that member of the Lok Sabha or the [[Rajya Sabha]] who, for the time being, is the Leader of that House of the Party in Opposition to the Government having the greatest numerical strength and recognised, as such, by the [[Chairman of the Rajya Sabha]] or the [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha]].<ref name="Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977">{{cite web|title=Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977|url=http://mpa.nic.in/actopp.htm|publisher=Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India|access-date=1 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116211914/http://mpa.nic.in/actopp.htm|archive-date=16 January 2010}}</ref><ref>[http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/PARLIAMENT%20OF%20INDIA.htm Parliament Of India]. Legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in. Retrieved on 2014-05-21.</ref> | ||
As per the Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977 by which the post has got official and statutory status, the majority required is decided by the heads of the houses, that is speaker and chairman as the case may be. Clause 4 of The Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003, provides for the leader of the largest opposition party to be inducted as a member of the selection committee in a scenario where the lower house of parliament does not have a recognised leader of the opposition.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cvc.nic.in/cvcact.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=22 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031006021106/http://cvc.nic.in/cvcact.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2003 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | As per the Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977 by which the post has got official and statutory status, the majority required is decided by the heads of the houses, that is speaker and chairman as the case may be. Clause 4 of The Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003, provides for the leader of the largest opposition party to be inducted as a member of the selection committee in a scenario where the lower house of parliament does not have a recognised leader of the opposition.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cvc.nic.in/cvcact.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=22 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031006021106/http://cvc.nic.in/cvcact.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2003 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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{{Government of India}} | {{Government of India}} | ||
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[[Category:Opposition leaders|India]] | [[Category:Opposition leaders|India]] | ||
[[Category:Parliament of India]] | [[Category:Parliament of India]] | ||
[[Category:Leaders of the Opposition (India)| ]] | [[Category:Leaders of the Opposition (India)|Leaders of the Opposition]] | ||