List of leaders of the opposition in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly

Leader of the Opposition in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
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Incumbent Mukul Sangma since 28 August 2024
Style	The Hon’ble
Member of	Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Nominator	Members of the Official Opposition of the Legislative Assembly
Appointer	Speaker of the Assembly
Term length	5 years Till the Assembly Continues

The Leader of the Opposition in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly ^[1] is an elected Member of the Legislative Assembly who leads the official opposition in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly.

Eligibility

Official Opposition ^{[2] [3]} is a term used in Meghalaya 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.

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 for upholding the best interests of the people of the country. ^[4] They have to ensure that the Government does not take any steps, which might have negative effects on the people of the state. ^[5] There are actions of the ruling party which may be beneficial to the masses and opposition is expected to support such steps. ^[6]

List of Leaders of the Opposition

No	Name	Constituency	Tenure		Assembly (Election)	Chief Minister	Party
1	Paty Ripple Kyndiah	Jaiaw	1979	1981	2nd (1978 election)	B. B. Lyngdoh	Indian National Congress
2	Admiral K. Sangma	Dalamgiri	2003	2008	7th (2003 election)	D. D. Lapang	Nationalist Congress Party
3	D. D. Lapang	Nongpoh	2008	2009	8th (2008 election)	Donkupar Roy	Indian National Congress
4	Conrad Sangma	Selsella	2009	2013		D. D. Lapang	Nationalist Congress Party
						Mukul Sangma
5	Donkupar Roy	Shella	2013	2018	9th (2013 election)		United Democratic Party
6	Mukul Sangma	Songsak	2018	2023	10th (2018 election)	Conrad Sangma	Indian National Congress
7	Ronnie V. Lyngdoh	Mylliem	2023	2024	11th (2023 election)
(6)	Mukul Sangma	Songsak	2024	present			All India Trinamool Congress

References

1. "Details | Neva". mgla.neva.gov.in.
2. "THE SALARY AND ALLOWANCES OF LEADERS OF OPPOSITION IN PARLIAMENT ACT, 1977 AND RULES MADE THEREUNDER". 16 March 2025. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010.
3. "The Meghalaya Legislative Assembly (Leader of the Opposition) (Salary and Allowance) Act, 1983" (PDF).
4. Gehlot, N.S. (1985). "OPPOSITION IN INDIAN POLITICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM OF ROLE PERCEPTION". The Indian Journal of Political Science. 46 (3): 330–352. ISSN   0019-5510 . Retrieved 16 March 2025.
5. Kumar, Sanjay. "Why India Needs an Opposition Leader". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
6. "Role of Opposition in Parliament | India". 16 March 2025.