The Leader of the Opposition (Nepali: प्रमुख विपक्षी नेता) is an elected member of the Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly who leads the official opposition in the assembly. This role is held by the parliamentary party leader of the provincial assembly's second-largest political party, which has the most seats after the governing party, and is responsible for representing the opposition and holding the government accountable in the legislature. The post is held by Kamal Bahadur Shah.
Qualification The person selected as the leader of the opposition shall be one who is chosen by a parliamentary party that has neither formed the council of ministers nor supported its formation, in accordance with the following provisions:
(1) The party with the most number of members in the Provincial Assembly,
(2) If there are equal members from more than one party in the Provincial Assembly, the party mutually agreed upon by those parties as their representative
(3) If mutual agreement as per subclause (2) cannot be reached, the party that has written consent from the most number of Provincial Assembly, members to select the leader of the opposition,
(4) If written consent as per subsection (3) is not provided, the party designated by the Speaker of the Sudurpaschim Provincial Assembly shall be recognized,
(5) If a person is already the leader of the opposition and, for any reason, becomes a member of another party in Sudurpaschim Province and that party becomes the one with the more number of members in the Provincial Assembly, then that party shall be recognized.
(6) For the purpose of this section, the concerned party or member must provide mutual agreement as per subsection (2) within fifteen days from the date of the first session of the Provincial Assembly after the election of its members, and if mutual agreement is not reached, written consent as per subsection (3) must be provided within fifteen days.
List of leaders of the opposition NameTerm of officeAssembly (election) Chief Minister's1Ran Bahadur RawalMPA for Kailali 1(B), 2018, 20221st(2017)Trilochan Bhatta2Prakash Bahadur ShahMPA for Bajura 1(B), 2022, 20223Kamal Bahadur ShahMPA for Kailali 2(A), 2023, 20232nd(2022)Rajendra Singh Rawal4Khag Raj BhattaMPA for Dadeldhura 1(A), 2023, 2023Kamal Bahadur Shah5Rajendra Singh RawalList MPA, 2023, 2024(3)Kamal Bahadur ShahMPA for Kailali 2(A), 2024, 2024Dirgha Bahadur Sodari6Man Bahadur DhamiMPA for Darchula 1(B), 2024, 2025 Kamal Bahadur Shah(4)Khag Raj BhattaMPA for Dadeldhura 1(A), 2025 2026(3)Kamal Bahadur ShahMPA for Kailali 2(A), 2026Incumbent Khag Raj Bhatta
See also Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Opposition in the Koshi Provincial Assembly
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