List of leaders of the opposition in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly explained

Post:Leader of the Opposition
Body:the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Insigniasize:150
Insigniacaption:Seal of Jharkhand Government
Incumbent:Amar Kumar Bauri
Incumbentsince:16 October 2023
Style:The Hon’ble
Termlength:5 years
Till the Assembly Continues
Appointer:Speaker of the Assembly
Inaugural:Stephen Marandi
Member Of:Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Nominator:Members of the Official Opposition of the Legislative Assembly

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 Amar Kumar Bauri.

Eligibility

Official Opposition[1] 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 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.[2]

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.[3]

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.

List of Leaders of the Opposition of Jharkhand

NoPortraitNameConstituencyTerm[4] Assembly
Party
1Stephen MarandiDumka24 November 200010 July 20041st
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
2Haji Hussain AnsariMadhupur2 August 20041 March 2005
3Sudhir MahatoIchagarh16 March 200518 September 20062nd
4Arjun MundaKharsawan4 December 200629 May 2009Bharatiya Janata Party
5Rajendra Prasad SinghBermo7 January 201018 January 20133rd
Indian National Congress
(4)Arjun MundaKharsawan19 July 201323 December 2014Bharatiya Janata Party
6Hemant SorenBarhait7 January 201528 December 20194th
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
7Amar Kumar Bauri[5] Chandankiyari16 October 2023Incumbent5th
Bharatiya Janata Party

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: THE SALARY AND ALLOWANCES OF LEADERS OF OPPOSITION IN PARLIAMENT ACT, 1977 AND RULES MADE THEREUNDER. mpa.nic.in . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20000925235105/http://mpa.nic.in/actopp.htm . 2000-09-25.
  2. Web site: Role of Opposition Party in Parliament. 26 April 2014.
  3. Web site: Role of Opposition in Parliament | India. 21 July 2016.
  4. Web site: विधानसभा . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20230326055103/https://jharkhandvidhansabha.nic.in/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7 . 26 March 2023.
  5. News: Outlook India . 16 October 2023 . Amar Kumar Bauri Appointed As Leader Of BJP Legislative Party In Jharkhand . https://web.archive.org/web/20240519060906/https://www.outlookindia.com/national/amar-kumar-bauri-appointed-as-leader-of-bjp-legislative-party-in-jharkhand-news-324794 . 19 May 2024 . 19 May 2024 . en.