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List of leaders of the opposition in the Delhi Legislative Assembly

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 Delhi Leader of the Opposition is vacant.

Eligibility[edit]

Official Opposition^[1] 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 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 of Delhi[edit]

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (January 2024)

№	Name (Constituency)	Portrait	Term		Party		Assembly (Election)
Vacant (no opposition with at least 10% seats)							Interim Assembly (1952 election)
State Reorganization
Vacant (no opposition with at least 10% seats)							First Assembly (1993 election)
-	Harsh Vardhan (Krishna Nagar)		December 2013	May 2014	Bharatiya Janata Party		Fifth Assembly (2013 election)
Vacant (no opposition with at least 10% seats)							Sixth Assembly (2015 election)
-	Ramvir Singh Bidhuri[4] (Badarpur)		24 February 2020	4 June 2024	Bharatiya Janata Party		Seventh Assembly (2020 election)

See also[edit]

• Government of Delhi
• Lieutenant Governors of Delhi
• Chief Minister of Delhi
• Delhi Legislative Assembly
• Speaker of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
• Cabinet of Delhi
• Chief Justice of Delhi
• Official Opposition
• Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of India
• List of current Indian opposition leaders

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