The leader of the opposition in Gujarat Legislative Assembly () is the official leader of the principal opposition party in the assembly. The leader of opposition is given rank of cabinet minister and is entitled to draw monthly salary and other perks of the same rank.
The post has been vacant since 8 December 2022 since no opposition party has held 10% of the total seats of the house since then.
Leaders of the opposition #PortraitNameConstituencyTenureAssemblyPartyPre-Independence Bombay Legislative Assembly (1937–47)1Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar21 July 193720 January 1946Indian National Congress2Kundanmal Sobhachand Firodia21 May 194614 August 1947Post-Independence Bombay Legislative Assembly (1947–60)(2)Kundanmal Sobhachand Firodia15 August 194731 January 1952Indian National Congress3Dattatray Kashinath Kunte5 May 195231 October 19564S. L. Silam21 November 195630 April 1960 No Portrait Name TenureParty 1 Nagindas Gandhi 29 August 1960 1 March 1962 Praja Socialist Party 2 Bhailalbhai Patel 23 March 1962 28 February 1967 Swatantra Party 3 16 March 1967 20 April 1968 4 Jaideepsinghji 24 April 1968 14 November 1970 Independent 5 Kantilal Ghiya 16 November 1970 27 April 1971 Indian National Congress 6 Chimanbhai Patel 28 April 1971 12 May 1971 Indian National Congress 7 Maneklal Gandhi 1 September 1972 9 February 1974 Indian National Congress 8 Madhav Singh Solanki 27 June 1975 24 December 1976 Indian National Congress 9 Babubhai J Patel 24 December 1976 8 April 1977 Indian National Congress (O) 10 Madhav Singh Solanki 11 April 1977 17 February 1980 Indian National Congress 11 Dalsukhbhai Godhani 9 June 1980 8 March 1985 Janata Party 12 Chimanbhai Patel 16 March 1985 2 March 1990 13 Chhaganbhai Devabhai Patel 15 March 1990 28 October 1990 Indian National Congress 14 Keshubhai Patel 29 October 1990 11 March 1995 Bharatiya Janata Party 15 Amarsinh Chaudhary 20 March 1995 19 September 1996 Indian National Congress 16 Suresh Mehta 19 February 1997 26 February 1997 Bharatiya Janata Party 17 Amarsinh Chaudhary 19 March 1998 18 November 2001 Indian National Congress 18 Naresh Rawal 19 November 2001 19 July 2002 19 Amarsinh Chaudhary 21 December 2002 15 August 2004 20 Arjun Modhwadia 29 October 2004 24 December 2007 21 Shaktisinh Gohil 18 January 2008 20 December 2012 22 Shankarsinh Vaghela 23 January 2013 21 July 2017 23 Mohan Rathwa 23 July 2017 18 December 2017 24 Paresh Dhanani 6 January 2018 3 March 2021 25 Sukhram Rathva 3 December 2021 8 December 2022 26 Vacant 9 December 2022 Present
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