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Leader of the Opposition (Nepal)

Nepali House legislator

Summary

Nepali House legislator

Field	Value
post	Leader of Opposition
insignia	Emblem of Nepal (alternative).svg
insigniasize	150px
insigniacaption	Emblem of Nepal
flag	Flag of Nepal.svg
flagsize	100px
flagcaption	Flag of Nepal
image	Prime Minister of Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda".jpg
incumbent	Pushpa Kamal Dahal
incumbentsince	15 July 2024
style	Leader of the Opposition
(informal)
The Right Honourable
(formal)
member_of
termlength	While leader of the largest political party in the House of Representatives that is not in government

The Leader of the Opposition (Nepali: विपक्षी नेता) is an elected member of the House of Representatives, who leads the official opposition in the lower house of the federal parliament. The leader of the opposition is the parliamentary party leader of the political party with the largest number of seats in the house but not in government. The position is currently held by Pushpa Kamal Dahal, after his government was ousted in July 2024. (informal) The Right Honourable (formal)

List

No.	Portrait	Name	Party	Assumed office	Left office	Prime Minister	Term
1		Mrigendra SJB Rana		NRGP	27 May 1959	15 December 1960	Nepali Congress}}"
2	[[File:ManMohanAdhikari.jpg	100px]]	Man Mohan Adhikari	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)}}"		CPN (UML)	26 May 1991	30 November 1994	Girija Prasad Koirala
3	[[File:The Prime Minister of Nepal, Mr. Sher Bahadur Deuba, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on August 24, 2017.jpg	100px]]	Sher Bahadur Deuba	Nepali Congress}}"		Nepali Congress	30 November 1994	12 September 1995	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)}}"
(2)	[[File:ManMohanAdhikari.jpg	100px]]	Man Mohan Adhikari	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)}}"		CPN (UML)	12 September 1995	12 March 1997	Nepali Congress}}"
(3)	[[File:The Prime Minister of Nepal, Shri Girija Prasad Koirala being seen off by the Union Minister of Water Resources, Prof. Saif-ud-din Soz at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on April 06, 2007 (cropped).jpg	100px]]	last=Khanal	first=Y. N.	date=1998	title=Nepal in 1997: Political Stability Eludes	url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2645672	journal=Asian Survey	volume=38	issue=2	pages=148–154	doi=10.2307/2645672	jstor=2645672	issn=0004-4687	url-access=subscription }}	Nepali Congress}}"	Nepali Congress	12 March 1997	7 October 1997	Rastriya Prajatantra Party}}"
(2)	[[File:ManMohanAdhikari.jpg	100px]]	Man Mohan Adhikari	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)}}"		CPN (UML)	7 October 1997	15 April 1998	Surya Bahadur Thapa
15 April 1998	23 December 1998	Nepali Congress}}"		Girija Prasad Koirala
4	[[File:Bamdev Gautam February 2015 (cropped).jpg	100px]]	Bam Dev Gautam		CPN (ML)	23 December 1998	31 May 1999
5	[[File:Madhav Kumar Nepal 2009-09-23.jpg	100px]]	Madhav Kumar Nepal	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)}}"		CPN (UML)	31 May 1999	23 May 2002	Krishna Prasad Bhattarai
Girija Prasad Koirala
Sher Bahadur Deuba
28 April 2006	18 August 2008	Girija Prasad Koirala	Interim Legislature
6	[[File:The Prime Minister of Nepal, Shri Girija Prasad Koirala being seen off by the Union Minister of Water Resources, Prof. Saif-ud-din Soz at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on April 06, 2007 (cropped).jpg	100px]]	Girija Prasad Koirala	Nepali Congress}}"		Nepali Congress	18 August 2008	25 May 2009	Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}}"
7	[[File:Prachanda 2009.jpg	100px]]	Pushpa Kamal Dahal	Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}}"		UCPN (Maoist)	25 May 2009	6 February 2011	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)}}"
8	[[File:President Ram Chandra Poudel, Official portrait (January 2024).jpg	100px]]	Ram Chandra Paudel	Nepali Congress}}"		Nepali Congress	6 February 2011	14 March 2013	Jhala Nath Khanal
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}}"		Baburam Bhattarai
(7)	[[File:Prachanda 2009.jpg	100px]]	Pushpa Kamal Dahal	Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}}"		UCPN (Maoist)	11 February 2014	11 October 2015	Nepali Congress}}"
9	[[File:The Prime Minister of Nepal, Mr. Sushil Koirala, on the sidelines of the third Summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), at Nay Pyi Taw.jpg	100px]]	Sushil Koirala	Nepali Congress }}"		Nepali Congress	11 October 2015	9 February 2016	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)}}"
(3)	[[File:The Prime Minister of Nepal, Mr. Sher Bahadur Deuba, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on August 24, 2017.jpg	100px]]	Sher Bahadur Deuba	7 March 2016	4 August 2016
10	[[File:Prime Minister of Nepal, Shri K.P. Sharma Oli, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on February 20, 2016 (1).jpg	100px]]	KP Sharma Oli	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)}}"		CPN (UML)	4 August 2016	15 February 2018	Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}}"
Nepali Congress}}"		Sher Bahadur Deuba
(3)	[[File:The Prime Minister of Nepal, Mr. Sher Bahadur Deuba, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on August 24, 2017.jpg	100px]]	Sher Bahadur Deuba	Nepali Congress}}"		Nepali Congress	15 February 2018	13 July 2021	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)}}"
(10)	[[File:Prime Minister of Nepal, Shri K.P. Sharma Oli, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on February 20, 2016 (1).jpg	100px]]	KP Sharma Oli	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)}}"		CPN (UML)	13 July 2021	26 December 2022	Nepali Congress}}"
(3)	[[File:The Prime Minister of Nepal, Mr. Sher Bahadur Deuba, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on August 24, 2017.jpg	100px]]	Sher Bahadur Deuba	Nepali Congress}}"		Nepali Congress	26 December 2022	27 February 2023	Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}}"
(10)	[[File:Prime Minister of Nepal, Shri K.P. Sharma Oli, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on February 20, 2016 (1).jpg	100px]]	KP Sharma Oli	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)}}"		CPN (UML)	27 February 2023	4 March 2024
(3)	[[File:The Prime Minister of Nepal, Mr. Sher Bahadur Deuba, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on August 24, 2017.jpg	100px]]	Sher Bahadur Deuba	Nepali Congress}}"		Nepali Congress	4 March 2024	15 July 2024
(7)	[[File:Prachanda 2009.jpg	100px]]	Pushpa Kamal Dahal	Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}}"		CPN (Maoist Centre)	15 July 2024	9 September 2025	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)}}"

References

Kamat, Ram Kumar. (2023-01-23). "Who is the leader of opposition in HoR?".
(2024-07-12). "Nepal's prime minister loses a confidence vote forcing him to step down".
Sharma, Bhadra. (2024-07-12). "Nepal’s Prime Minister Loses Confidence Vote, Adding to the Turmoil of Monsoon Season". The New York Times.
Khanal, Y. N.. (1998). "Nepal in 1997: Political Stability Eludes". Asian Survey.
Gurubacharya, Binaj. (2023-03-09). "Nepal elects new president amid political uncertainty".
"Deuba is the new Nepali Congress President".
"NC recognised as main opposition party".
"UML pulls out of government".
"Oli becomes prime minister for fourth time, swearing-in today".

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