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Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha

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Leader of the Opposition of Rajya Sabha
Rājya Sabhā ke Vipakṣa ke Netā
Logo of the Rajya Sabha
IncumbentMallikarjun Khargesince 16 February 2021
The Honourable
Leader of the Opposition
Parliamentary Chairman of the Opposition Party
LoP
Parliament of India
10, Rajaji Marg, New Delhi
Sansad Bhavan, New Delhi
MPs of the Official Opposition in the Council of States
Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
5 years (renewable)
Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra (1969–1971)
1969
Deputy Leader of Opposition
₹330,000 (US$3,500)(excl. allowances) per month
sansad.in/rs

The leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha (IAST: Rājya Sabhā ke Vipakṣa ke Netā) is an elected member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha who leads the official opposition in the Upper House of the Parliament of India. The leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha is the parliamentary chairperson of the largest political party in the Rajya Sabha that is not in government.

The office holder ranks 7th in the Order of Precedence of India.

In the Rajya Sabha until 1969, the title of opposition leader only existed de facto and had no formal recognition, status or privilege. Later, the leader of the opposition was given official recognition and their salary and allowances was extended by the Act, 1977. Since then, the leader in the Rajya Sabha should satisfy three conditions, namely,

  1. he should be a member of the House
  2. of the party in opposition to the Government having the greatest numerical strength and
  3. be recognised by the chairperson of the Rajya Sabha

In December 1969, the Congress Party (O) was recognised as the main opposition party in the parliament while its leader, Shyam Nandan Mishra plays the role of opposition leader. M. S. Gurupadaswamy was later elected the leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha after Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra completed his tenure. However, Gurupadaswamy's appointment was declared with no formal announcement.

The Leader of Opposition (LoP) looks at government policies formulated for the rights of minorities and demands debate and criticises the government if ruling party tries to avoid debates on such policy. LoP also debates on the country's foreign relations and trade when it poses security threats on the national security.

Opposition leaders play a significant role in government policies and their implementation by the ruling party. Sometimes, opposition leaders question government about the country's national security and development. After the constitution of India created a separate law on 1 November 1977 for opposition leaders, the salary was extended.

Following members have been the leaders of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha.

The deputy leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha (IAST: Rājya Sabhā ke Vipakṣa ke Upar Netā) is an elected member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha who serves the deputy to opposition leader in the uper house of the Parliament of India.

No.PortraitName(born – died)ConstituencyTerm of officePolitical partyLeader of Opposition
S. S. Ahluwalia(born 1951)MP for Jharkhand3 June20092 April20122 years, 304 daysBharatiya Janata PartyArun Jaitley
Ravi Shankar Prasad(born 1954)MP for Bihar20 July201226 May20141 year, 310 days
Anand Sharma(born 1953)MP for Himachal Pradesh8 June20142 April20227 years, 298 daysIndian National CongressGhulam Nabi Azad
Mallikarjun Kharge
P. Chidambaram(born 1945)MP for Maharashtra (till Jun'22)MP for Tamil Nadu (from Jun'22)3 April202213 March2023344 days
Pramod Tiwari(born 1952)MP for Rajasthan13 March2023Incumbent3 years, 61 days
  • Vice-President of India (Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha)
  • Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha
  • Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha
  • Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha
  • Leader of the House in Lok Sabha
  • Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha
#LoP in Rajya SabhaPartyTermsLength of term
Ghulam Nabi AzadINC26 years, 252 days6 years, 252 days
Manmohan SinghINC26 years, 64 days6 years, 64 days
Sikander BakhtBJP23 years, 314 days5 years, 240 days
Mallikarjun KhargeINC13 years, 61 days3 years, 61 days
Arun JaitleyBJP14 years, 357 days4 years, 357 days
Jaswant SinghBJP14 years, 347 days4 years, 347 days
Kamalapati TripathiINC(O) / INC(R)21 year, 291 days2 years, 248 days
Shyam Nandan Prasad MishraINC(O)11 year, 83 days1 year, 83 days
M. S. GurupadaswamyINC(O) / JD21 year, 9 days1 year, 32 days
P. Shiv ShankarINC(I)11 year, 15 days1 year, 15 days
Jaipal ReddyJD1343 days343 days
L. K. AdvaniJP177 days77 days
Bhola Paswan ShastriINC(R)127 days27 days
Shankarrao ChavanINC19 days9 days
317 years, 218 days32 years, 105 days
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