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The leader of the opposition in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly is the politician who leads the official opposition in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. The current Jharkhand leader of the opposition is Babulal Marandi.[1][2]
Eligibility
Official Opposition[3] is a term used in Jharkhand 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 other 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.[4]
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.[5]
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.
Leaders of the opposition
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Statistics
- List of leaders of the opposition by length of term
| No. | Name | Party | Length of term | ||
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| Longest continuous term | Total years of leaders of the opposition | ||||
| 1 | Hemant Soren | style="background-color:Template:Party color"| | JMM | 4 years, 355 days | 4 years, 355 days |
| 2 | Arjun Munda | style="background-color:Template:Party color"| | BJP | 2 years, 176 days | 3 years, 333 days |
| 3 | Babulal Marandi | style="background-color:Template:Party color"| | BJP | 3 years, 307 days | 3 years, 307 days |
| 4 | Stephen Marandi | style="background-color:Template:Party color"| | JMM | 3 years, 229 days | 3 years, 229 days |
| 5 | Rajendra Prasad Singh | style="background-color:Template:Party color"| | INC | 3 years, 11 days | 3 years, 11 days |
| 6 | Sudhir Mahato | style="background-color:Template:Party color"| | JMM | 1 year, 186 days | 1 year, 186 days |
| 7 | Amar Kumar Bauri | style="background-color:Template:Party color"| | BJP | 1 year, 38 days | 1 year, 38 days |
| 8 | Haji Hussain Ansari | style="background-color:Template:Party color"| | JMM | 211 days | 211 days |
| (3) | Babulal Marandi | style="background-color:Template:Party color"| | BJP | Template:Ayd | Template:Ayd |
See also
- Government of Jharkhand
- Governor of Jharkhand
- Chief Minister of Jharkhand
- Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
- Speaker of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
- Cabinet of Jharkhand
- Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of India
- List of current Indian opposition leaders
References
- ↑ बाबूलाल मरांडी होंगे झारखंड विधानसभा में नेता प्रतिपक्ष | Babulal Marandi Leader of Opposition Jharkhand Assembly. Prabhat Khabar(2025-03-06). Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ↑ Babulal Marandi appointed BJP legislative party leader in Jharkhand Assembly. The Economic Times(2025-03-06). Retrieved 2026-01-25.
- ↑ THE SALARY AND ALLOWANCES OF LEADERS OF OPPOSITION IN PARLIAMENT ACT, 1977 AND RULES MADE THEREUNDER. mpa.nic.in.
- ↑ Role of Opposition Party in Parliament(26 April 2014).
- ↑ Role of Opposition in Parliament | India(21 July 2016).
- ↑ विधानसभा.
- ↑ Amar Kumar Bauri Appointed As Leader Of BJP Legislative Party In Jharkhand(16 October 2023).
- ↑ BJP's Babulal Marandi recognised as leader of opposition in J'khand assembly, PTI. ThePrint(2025-03-07). Retrieved 2025-03-09.
- ↑ BJP's Babulal Marandi recognised as leader of opposition in Jharkhand assembly. Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
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