The Leader of the Opposition (Nepali: प्रमुख प्रतिपक्षी दलको नेता) is an elected member of the House of Representatives, who leads the official opposition in the lower house of the Federal Parliament of Nepal. The leader of the opposition is the parliamentary party leader of the political party with the largest number of seats in the House but not in government.
The current leader of the opposition is Bhishma Raj Angdembe, who was elected the parliamentary leader of the Nepali Congress, the largest opposition party in the 7th House of Representatives, on 27 April 2026.
According to Article 284 of the Constituiton, Leader of the Opposition is also the member of Constitutional Council, which is chaired by the Prime Minister of Nepal.
List +Leaders of the Opposition No. Portrait NameParty Assumed office Left officePrime Minister Term1 Bharat Shumsher JBR NRGP 27 May 1959 15 December 1960 B. P. Koirala 1st House of Representatives2 Man Mohan Adhikari CPN (UML) 26 May 1991 30 November 1994 Girija Prasad Koirala 2nd House of Representatives3 Sher Bahadur Deuba Nepali Congress 30 November 1994 12 September 1995 Man Mohan Adhikari3rd House of Representatives Man Mohan Adhikari CPN (UML) 12 September 1995 12 March 1997 Sher Bahadur Deuba4 Girija Prasad Koirala Nepali Congress 12 March 1997 7 October 1997 Lokendra Bahadur ChandMan Mohan AdhikariCPN (UML) 7 October 1997 15 April 1998 Surya Bahadur Thapa 15 April 1998 23 December 1998Girija Prasad Koirala5 Bam Dev Gautam CPN (ML) 23 December 1998 31 May 19996Madhav Kumar NepalCPN (UML)31 May 199922 May 2002 Krishna Prasad Bhattarai4th House of Representatives Girija Prasad Koirala Sher Bahadur Deuba Girija Prasad Koirala Nepali Congress 18 August 2008 25 May 2009 Pushpa Kamal Dahal1st Constituent Assembly7 Pushpa Kamal Dahal UCPN (Maoist) 25 May 2009 6 February 2011 Madhav Kumar Nepal8Ram Chandra PaudelNepali Congress6 February 201114 March 2013 Jhala Nath Khanal Baburam Bhattarai Pushpa Kamal Dahal UCPN (Maoist) 11 February 2014 11 October 2015 Sushil Koirala 2nd Constituent Assembly9 Sushil KoiralaNepali Congress 11 October 2015 9 February 2016K. P. Sharma Oli Legislature Parliament Sher Bahadur Deuba 7 March 2016 4 August 201610K. P. Sharma OliCPN (UML)4 August 201615 February 2018 Pushpa Kamal Dahal Sher Bahadur Deuba Sher Bahadur Deuba Nepali Congress 15 February 2018 13 July 2021 K. P. Sharma Oli5th House of Representatives K. P. Sharma Oli CPN (UML) 13 July 2021 26 December 2022 Sher Bahadur Deuba Sher Bahadur Deuba Nepali Congress 26 December 2022 27 February 2023Pushpa Kamal Dahal6th House of Representatives K. P. Sharma Oli CPN (UML) 27 February 2023 4 March 2024 Sher Bahadur Deuba Nepali Congress 4 March 2024 15 July 2024 Pushpa Kamal DahalCPN (Maoist Centre)15 July 202412 September 2025K. P. Sharma Oli11 Bhishma Raj AngdembeNepali Congress27 April 2026IncumbentBalen Shah7th House of Representatives
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