List of leaders of the opposition in the Telangana Legislative Assembly

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Leader of the Opposition in the Telangana Legislative Assembly
తెలంగాణ రాష్ట్ర ప్రతిపక్ష నాయకుడు
Telaṅgāṇa rāṣṭra pratipakṣa nāyakuḍu
Incumbent
Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao
since 9 December 2023
Telangana Legislative Assembly
StyleThe Honourable
StatusLeader of Opposition
Member ofTelangana Legislative Assembly
ResidenceNo official residence Current opposition leader residence :- yerravalli
NominatorMembers of the Official Opposition in the Telangana Legislative Assembly
AppointerSpeaker of the Telangana Legislative Assembly
Term length5 years
no renewable limit
Inaugural holderKunduru Jana Reddy
Formation2 June 2014; 9 years, 299 days ago
WebsiteLeader of opposition telanganalagislature

This is a list of leaders of the opposition in the Telangana Legislative Assembly.

Leaders of the opposition

he current incumbent is Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao of the Bharata Rashtra Samithi since 9 December 2023.

After the state formation in 2014 Kunduru Jana Reddy of Congress party became the first leader of opposition in Telangana Legislative Assembly

No Portrait Name Constituency Tenure Party Chief Minister
1 Kunduru Jana Reddy Nagarjuna Sagar 3 June 2014 11 December 2018 4 years, 191 days Indian National Congress K. Chandrashekar Rao
2 Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka Madhira 18 January 2019 6 June 2019 139 days
No official Opposition
(6 June 2019 - 8 December 2023)
3 Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao Gajwel 9 December 2023 Incumbent 109 days Bharat Rashtra Samithi Anumula Revanth Reddy

Eligibility

Official opposition[1] is a term used in Telangana 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 follows 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.[2]

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.[3]

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.

References

  1. ^ "The Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977 and Rules Made Thereunder". mpa.nic.in. Archived from the original on 25 September 2000.
  2. ^ "Role of Opposition Party in Parliament". 26 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Role of Opposition in Parliament | India". 21 July 2016.