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
Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao.png
since 16 December 2023
Telangana Legislative Assembly
Style The Honourable
Status Leader of Opposition
Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly
Residence No Official Residence
NominatorMembers of the Official Opposition in the Telangana Legislative Assembly
Appointer Speaker of the Telangana Legislative Assembly
Term length 5 years;
no renewable limit
Inaugural holder Kunduru Jana Reddy
Formation2 June 2014; (10 years, 201 days ago)
Website Leader of opposition telanganalagislature

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

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Leaders of the opposition

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

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

NoPortraitName Constituency Tenure Chief Minister Party
1 Janareddyk.jpg Kunduru Jana Reddy Nagarjuna Sagar 3 June 20146 September 20184 years, 95 days K. Chandrashekar Rao Indian National Congress
2 Portrait of Telangana Deputy CM Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu (4 July 2024).png Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka Madhira 20 January 20196 June 2019139 days
–Vacant since no opposition party had 10% seats [1] 6 June 20198 December 20234 years, 185 daysN/A
3 Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao.png K. Chandrashekar Rao Gajwel 16 December 2023Incumbent1 year, 4 days Revanth Reddy Bharat Rashtra Samithi

Eligibility

Officially, opposition 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. [2] In order to get a formal recognition, the party must have at least 10% of total membership of the Legislative Assembly. [3] A single party has to meet the 10% seat criterion, and 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. [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.

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References

  1. ↑ Acharyulu, S. N. C. N. (27 June 2019). "Congress loses main Opposition status in Telangana Assembly". Deccan Chronicle . Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ Achary, P. D. T. (26 June 2024). "Opposition's larger demography, Leader of the Opposition's big responsibility". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Role of Opposition Party in Parliament". 26 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Role of Opposition in Parliament | India". 21 July 2016.
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