Rahul Gandhi to be Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, says Congress
This is the first time since the BJP came to power in 2014 that the Lower House of Parliament will have a Leader of Opposition.
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Congress MP Rahul Gandhi will be the Leader of Opposition in the 18th Lok Sabha, the party said on Monday.
Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi has informed Lok Sabha pro tem speaker Bhartruhari Mahtab about the Opposition alliance’s decision, party General Secretary (Organisation) KC Venugopal told reporters.
It was not clear if the Lok Sabha speaker’s office had recognised the nomination of Rahul Gandhi for the post. If appointed, this will be the first time since 2014 that the Lower House of Parliament will have a Leader of Opposition.
A political party with at least 10% of the total seats in the Lok Sabha, which is not part of the government, is eligible to nominate the Leader of Opposition. This criterion was not met in the last two Lok Sabha terms.
The Leader of the Opposition is part of important committees such as those for the selection of the election commissioners and the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation.
In the recently-concluded Lok Sabha elections, the Opposition INDIA bloc collectively won 232 seats. The Bharatiya Janata Party won 240 seats, a significant fall from its tally of 303 seats in 2019. As it fell short of the majority mark of 272 seats, it had to depend on its partners in the National Democratic Alliance...
