After 10 years, the Lok Sabha will have a Leader of the Opposition, with the Congress winning 99 seats in the recent general elections. On Tuesday evening, following a meeting with INDIA bloc leaders at Congress chief Mallikarjun Khargeโs residence, the Congress named senior leader andย MP Rahul Gandhi for the post.
Parliament did not have an LoP the past two Sessions as no Opposition party had members equalling one-tenth of the total Lok Sabha strength, which has by practice been required to qualify for the post. While the Congress won 44 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, in 2019, it won 52.