The leader of the opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council is the politician who leads the official opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council.
Eligibility Official Opposition is a term used in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council to designate the political party which has secured the second largest number of seats in the council. In order to get formal recognition, the party must have at least 10% of total membership of the Legislative Council. 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 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.http://www.elections.in/political-corner/role-opposition-party-parliament/ Role of Leader of Opposition in India
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.http://www.politicalsciencenotes.com/parliament/opposition/role-of-opposition-in-parliament-india/976 Role of Opposition in Parliament of India
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 Uttar Pradesh NoPortraitNameConstituencyTenureParty1Kunwar Guru Narayan30 September 195417 May 1959Progressive Parliament2Abdul Jaleel Faridi12 August 195928 March 1960Praja Socialist PartyVacant since no opposition party had 10% seats28 March 196014 April 1967N/A3Hukum Singh Visen14 April 196717 April 1971Indian National Congress4Kailash Prakash3 January 1972Indian National Congress (O)5Ram Gopal20 June 19748 August 1974Bharatiya Kranti Dal6Brahm Dutt14 January 197518 February 19757Gauri Shankar Rai18 February 1975(6)Brahm Dutt30 March 19764 February 1977Bharatiya Lok Dal8Harikishan Srivastva17 March 197711 July 1977(6)Brahm Dutt12 July 19775 May 1980Indian National Congress (I)9Mahipal Shastri3 July 198026 April 1982Lokdal10Mulayam Singh Yadav26 June 19828 November 1984Vacant since no opposition party had 10% seats8 November 198413 June 1990N/A11Ammar Rizvi13 June 19906 July 1992Indian National Congress12Sushila Rohatgi27 July 19925 May 199413Maharani Dohre23 August 19942 June 199514Rama Shankar Kaushik3 June 19956 March 1996Samajwadi Party15Om Prakash SharmaMeerut Teachers25 April 199722 January 1998Independent16Ahmed Hasan (politician)MLA's23 January 199829 August 2003Samajwadi Party17Naipal SinghBareilly–Moradabad Graduates3 September 200319 May 2007Bharatiya Janata Party18Ahmed HasanMLA's19 May 200716 March 2012Samajwadi Party19Nasimuddin SiddiquiMLA's16 March 201228 March 2017Bahujan Samaj Party(16)Ahmed HasanMLA's28 March 201720 February 2022Samajwadi Party20Sanjay LatharNominated28 March 202226 May 202221 Lal Bihari YadavVaranasi Teachers26 May 20226 July 2022Vacant since no opposition party has 10% seats6 July 202222 July 2024N/A(21) Lal Bihari YadavVaranasi Teachers22 July 2024presentSamajwadi Party
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