Question

What are the conditions required to be an Opposition Party in the Lok Sabha?
1. Party should be in power in at least one-third of Indian states
2. Party should have a one-third seat of the total strength of the house
3. Party should have a minimum one-tenth seat of the total strength of the house
4. All other parties are opposition apart from the ruling party

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Party should have a minimum one-tenth seat of the total strength of the house

The correct answer is option i.e. Party should have minimum one-tenth seats of the total strength of the house.

 

• To be an Opposition Party, the party should have a minimum of one-tenth seats of the house. 
• In each House of Parliament, there is the Leader of the Opposition.
• The Leader of the Opposition is the politician who leads the official opposition in either House of the Parliament of India.
• The leader of the opposition is also entitled to the salary, allowances, and other facilities equivalent to that of a Cabinet Minister.
• It was in 1969 that an official leader of the opposition was recognized for the first time.

 

Notes:

• The first Leader of Opposition was Mr. Ram Subhag Singh from the Indian National Congress in 1969.
• Currently, The Leader of Opposition is Mr. Adhir Ranjan Chowdury. He does not hold officially the LOP.