List of leaders of the opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly

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Leader of the Opposition
West Bengal Government
SeatVidhan Bhaban, Kolkata
NominatorMembers of the Official Opposition of the Legislative Assembly
AppointerSpeaker of the Assembly
Term length5 years
Till the Assembly Continues
Formation12 January 1937; 87 years ago (1937-01-12)

The Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly is the politician who leads the official opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.

Eligibility

Official Opposition

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.

List of Opposition leaders

No Portrait Name Constituency Term Assembly
(Election)
Party
8 Pankaj Kumar Banerjee
Tollygunj
14 June 2001 12 May 2006 4 years, 332 days 13th
(2001 election)
Trinamool Congress
9 Partha Chatterjee
Behala Paschim
21 September 2006 13 May 2011 4 years, 234 days 14th
(2006 election)
10 Surjya Kanta Mishra
Narayangarh
1 June 2011 25 May 2016 4 years, 359 days 15th
(2011 election)
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
11 Abdul Mannan
Champdani
2 June 2016 3 May 2021 4 years, 335 days 16th
(2016 election)
Indian National Congress
12 Suvendu Adhikari
Nandigram
13 May 2021 Incumbent 3 years, 21 days 17th
(2021 election)
Bharatiya Janata Party

Deputy Leader of the Opposition

Name Term Party
Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury 2006-2009 INC
Manas Bhunia 2009-2011 INC
Subhas Naskar 2011-2016 RSP
Nepal Mahata 2016-2021 INC
Mihir Goswami 2021–present BJP

References

  1. ^ "Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977". Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2012.