Leader of The Opposition (LOP)
Besides the Leader of the House, who is leading the majority, there is also a Leader of the Opposition - leading the minority parties. The function was only recognized in the Salary and Allowances of Leaders of the Opposition in Parliament Act 1977. This is commonly the leader of the largest minority party, and is recognized as such by the Chairman.
The following people have been the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha:
| No | Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shri Shyam Nandan Mishra | Decermber 1969 | March 1971 |
| 2 | Shri M. S. Gurupadaswamy | March 1971 | April 1972 |
| 3 | Shri Mamlapati Tripathi | 30.3.1977 | 15.2.1978 |
| 4 | Shri Bhola Paswan Shastri | 24.2.1978 | 23.3.1978 |
| 5 | Shri Kamlapati Tripathi | 23.3.1978 | 2.4.1978 |
| 6 | Shri Kamlapati Tripathi | 18.4.1978 | 8.1.1980 |
| 7 | Shri Lal Krishna Advani | 21.1.1980 | 7.4.1980 |
| 8 | Shri P. Shiv Shanker | 18.12.1989 | 2.1.1991 |
| 9 | Shri M. S. Gurupadaswamy | 28.6.1991 | 21.7.1991 |
| 10 | Shri S. Jaipal Reddy | 22.7.1991 | 29.6.1992 |
| 11 | Shri Sikander Bakht | 7.7.1992 | 10.4.1996 |
| 12 | Shri Sikander Bakht | 10.4.1996 | 23.5.1996 |
| 13 | Shri S. B. Chavan | 23.5.1996 | 1.6.1996 |
| 14 | Shri Sikander Bakht | 1.6.1996 | 19.3.1998 |
| 15 | Dr. Manmohan Singh | 21.3.1998 | 21.5.2004 |
| 16 | Shri Jaswant Singh | 3.6.2004 | 4.7.2004 |
| 17 | Shri Jaswant Singh | 5.7.2004 | 16.5.2009 |
| 18 | Shri Arun Jaitley | 3.6.2009 | in office |
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