Elected member who leads the official opposition in the Lower House of the Parliament of India
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Leader of the Opposition of Lok Sabha
Lok Sabhā ke Vipakṣa ke Netā
Incumbent Vacant
Style
The Honourable
Type
Leader of the opposition
Status
Head of the opposition party
Residence
New Delhi
Term length
Till qualification exists or till House is dissolved
Inaugural holder
Ram Subhag Singh (1969–1970)
Formation
1950
Salary
₹330,000 (US$4,100) (excl. allowances) per month
Website
loksabha.nic.in
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The Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha (IAST: Lok Sabhā ke Vipakṣa ke Netā) is an elected Member of Lok Sabha who leads the official opposition in the Lower House of the Parliament of India. The Leader of the Opposition is the parliamentary chairperson of the largest political party in the Lok Sabha that is not in government (provided that said political party has at least 10% of the seats in the Lok Sabha). The post is vacant since 26 May 2014, as no opposition party has 10% Seats. Also, leader of opposition is not a constitutional post and officially recognised in “The salary and allowance of Leader of opposition act, 1977”.
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