| Leader of the Opposition of Bihar Legislative Council | |
|---|---|
 Seal of Bihar Government | |
| Member of | Bihar Legislative Council |
| Seat | Vidhan Parishad |
| Nominator | Members of Official Opposition |
| Appointer | Chairman of Bihar Legislative Council |
| Term length | 5 years No renewable limit |
The Leader of the Opposition is the politician who leads the official opposition in the Bihar Legislative Council. Incumbent Leader of opposition is Rabri Devi. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
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| No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of office | Chief Minister | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ganga Prasad Chaurasia | MLA's | 20 November 2000 | 5 March 2005 | 4 years, 105 days | Rabri Devi | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| Ghulam Ghaus | MLA's | 18 March 2011 | 19 June 2013 | 2 years, 93 days | Nitish Kumar | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |||
 | Sushil Modi | MLA's | 19 June 2013 | 27 July 2017 | 4 years, 38 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| Vacant since no opposition party had 10% seats [7] | 27 July 2017 | 12 May 2018 | 289 days | N/A | |||||
 | Rabri Devi | MLA's | 12 May 2018 | 23 June 2020 | 2 years, 42 days | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |||
| Vacant since no opposition party had 10% seats [8] | 23 June 2020 | 11 April 2022 | 2 years, 47 days | N/A | |||||
| | Rabri Devi | MLA's | 11 April 2022 | 9 August 2022 | 120 days | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |||
 | Samrat Chaudhary | MLA's | 24 August 2022 | 20 August 2023 | 361 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
 | Hari Sahni | MLA's | 20 August 2023 | 16 February 2024 | 180 days | ||||
| | Rabri Devi | MLA's | 16 February 2024 | incumbent | 208 days | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |||
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