List of leaders of the opposition in the Delhi Legislative Assembly

Leader of the Opposition of Delhi Legislative Assembly
Leader of the Opposition of Delhi Legislative Assembly
	Seal of the Government of Delhi
	Incumbent; Atishi Marlena; since 23 February 2025
Style	The Honourable
Type	Leader of the Opposition
Member of	Delhi Legislative Assembly
Residence	B-63, Kalkaji, South Delhi
Seat	Old Secretariat, New Delhi
Nominator	Members of the Official Opposition of the Legislative Assembly
Appointer	Speaker of the Assembly
Term length	5 years; Till the Assembly continues
Inaugural holder	Deep Chand Bandhu (1993-1998)
Deputy	Deputy Leader of Opposition

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 leader of the opposition is former Chief Minister Atishi Marlena, the first female in Delhi assembly to hold this office.^[1]

Eligibility[edit | edit source]

Official Opposition^[2] 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 follow this 10% rule while the rest of them prefer single largest opposition party according to the rules of their respective houses.

Role[edit | edit source]

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.^[3]

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.^[4]

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 | edit source]

#	Portrait	Name	Constituency	Term			Assembly (Election)	Party
Vacant (no opposition with at least 10% seats)
State Reorganization
1		Deep Chand Bandhu	Wazirpur	1993	1998	5 years	1st (1993 election)	Indian National Congress
2		Madan Lal Khurana	Moti Nagar	1998	2003	5 years	2nd (1998 election)	Bharatiya Janata Party
3	File:The Governor of Assam, Shri Jagdish Mukhi meeting the Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on October 28, 2018 (cropped).JPG	Jagdish Mukhi	Janakpuri	2003	2008	5 years	3rd (2003 election)
4		Vijay Kumar Malhotra	Greater Kailash	2008	2013	5 years	4th (2008 election)
5		Harsh Vardhan	Krishna Nagar	2 December 2013	16 May 2014	165 days	5th (2013 election)
6	Vacant	VACANT	Vacant	16 April 2015	11 February 2020	4 years, 276 days	6th ( 2015 election )
7		Ramvir Singh Bidhuri	Badarpur	24 February 2020	4 June 2024	4 years, 101 days	7th (2020 election)
(6)		Vijender Gupta	Rohini	5 August 2024	8 February 2025	187 days	7th (2020 election)
8		Atishi Marlena Singh	Kalkaji	23 February 2025	Incumbent	1 year, 159 days	8th (2025 elections)	Aam Aadmi Party

Deputy leaders of opposition[edit | edit source]

#	Portrait	Name	Constituency	Term			Assembly (Election)	Party
Vacant (no opposition with at least 10% seats)
State Reorganization
1	?	?	?	1993	1998	5 years	1st (1993 election)	Indian National Congress
2	?	?	?	1998	2003	5 years	2nd (1998 election)	Bharatiya Janata Party
3	?	?	?	2003	2008	5 years	3rd (2003 election)	Bharatiya Janata Party
4	?	?	?	2008	2013	5 years	4th (2008 election)	Bharatiya Janata Party
5	?	?	?	2 December 2013	16 May 2014	165 days	5th (2013 election)	Bharatiya Janata Party
6	?	?	?	16 April 2015	11 February 2020	4 years, 276 days	6th ( 2015 election )	Bharatiya Janata Party
7		Om Prakash Sharma	Vishwas Nagar	24 February 2020	8 February 2025	4 years, 350 days	7th (2020 election)	Bharatiya Janata Party
9		Anil Jha Vats^[5]	Kirari	23 February 2025	Incumbent	4 months	8th (2025 election)	Aam Aadmi Party

Statistics[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ The Indian Express (24 February 2020). "Ramvir Bidhuri to be Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly".
↑ "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.
↑ "AAP appoints Mukesh Ahlawat as Deputy leader and Jarnail Singh as General Secretary". ANI News. Retrieved 27 March 2025.

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[Ramvir_Bidhuri_to_be_Leader_of_Opposition_in_Delhi_Assembly-1] The Indian Express (24 February 2020). "Ramvir Bidhuri to be Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly".

[2] "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.

[3] "Role of Opposition Party in Parliament". 26 April 2014.

[4] "Role of Opposition in Parliament | India". 21 July 2016.

[5] "AAP appoints Mukesh Ahlawat as Deputy leader and Jarnail Singh as General Secretary". ANI News. Retrieved 27 March 2025.

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