List of leaders of the opposition in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

The leader of the opposition in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the politician who leads the official opposition in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

Eligibility Official Opposition is a term used in Himachal Pradesh 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 as an individual party, and not as a coalition.

Role 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 electorate. 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.http://www.elections.in/political-corner/role-opposition-party-parliament/ Role of Leader of Opposition in Indiahttp://www.politicalsciencenotes.com/parliament/opposition/role-of-opposition-in-parliament-india/976 Role of Opposition in Parliament of India

List of leaders of the opposition NoPortraitNameConstituencyTenureAssemblyChief MinisterParty1Dina Nath1 July 196311 January 19671stYashwant Singh ParmarSwatantra Party2Kanwar Durga ChandSullah18 March 19671 March 19722ndBharatiya Jana Sangh3Shanta KumarKhera27 March 197230 March 19773rdYashwant Singh ParmarThakur Ram Lal4Thakur Ram LalJubbal-Kotkhai29 June 197713 February 19804thShanta KumarIndian National Congress5Jagdev ChandHamirpur11 March 19853 March 19906thVirbhadra SinghBharatiya Janata Party6Vidya StokesTheog21 March 199015 December 19927thShanta KumarIndian National Congress7Jagat Prakash NaddaBilaspur1 December 199324 December 19978thVirbhadra SinghBharatiya Janata Party8Virbhadra SinghRohru25 March 19984 March 20039thPrem Kumar DhumalIndian National Congress9Prem Kumar DhumalBamsan10thVirbhadra SinghBharatiya Janata Party(6)Vidya StokesKumarsain22 January 200825 December 201211thPrem Kumar DhumalIndian National Congress(9)Prem Kumar DhumalHamirpur2 January 201318 December 201712thVirbhadra SinghBharatiya Janata Party10Mukesh AgnihotriHaroli5 January 201811 December 202213thJai Ram ThakurIndian National Congress11 Jai Ram Thakur Seraj 25 December 2022 Incumbent14thSukhvinder Singh SukhuBharatiya Janata Party

See also

Government of Himachal Pradesh Governor of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Himachal Pradesh Council of Ministers List of current Indian opposition leaders

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