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.
Eligibility Official Opposition 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 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.
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.
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 #PortraitNameConstituency TermAssembly Party Vacant(no opposition with at least 10% seats) State Reorganization 1 Deep Chand BandhuWazirpur1993 19985 years1st() Indian National Congress 2Madan Lal KhuranaMoti Nagar199820035 years2nd() Bharatiya Janata Party3 Jagdish MukhiJanakpuri200320085 years3rd() 4 Vijay Kumar MalhotraGreater Kailash 2008 20135 years4th() 5 Harsh VardhanKrishna Nagar 2 December 2013 16 May 20145th()6VacantVACANTVacant16 April 201511 February 20204 years, 276 days6th ( 2015 election ) 7 Ramvir Singh BidhuriBadarpur 24 February 2020 4 June 2024 7th() (6) Vijender GuptaRohini 5 August 2024 8 February 2025 8Atishi Marlena SinghKalkaji23 February 2025Incumbent 8th (2025 elections) Aam Aadmi Party
Deputy leaders of opposition #PortraitNameConstituencyTermAssemblyPartyVacant (no opposition with at least 10% seats)State Reorganization1???199319985 years1st ()Indian National Congress2???199820035 years2nd ()Bharatiya Janata Party3???200320085 years3rd ()Bharatiya Janata Party4???200820135 years4th ()Bharatiya Janata Party5???2 December 201316 May 20145th ()Bharatiya Janata Party6???16 April 201511 February 20204 years, 276 days6th ( 2015 election )Bharatiya Janata Party7Om Prakash SharmaVishwas Nagar24 February 20208 February 20257th ()Bharatiya Janata Party9Anil Jha VatsKirari23 February 2025Incumbent 4 months8th (2025 election)Aam Aadmi Party Statistics
See also 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 Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of India List of current Indian opposition leaders
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