List of leaders of the opposition in the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly explained

Post:	Leader of the Opposition
Body:	the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Insignia:	File:Coat of arms of Chhattisgarh.svg
Insigniacaption:	Seal of Chhattisgarh Government
Incumbent:	Charan Das Mahant
Incumbentsince:	16 December 2023
Style:	The Hon’ble
Termlength:	5 years Till the Assembly Continues
Appointer:	Speaker of the Assembly
Inaugural:	Nand Kumar Sai
Member Of:	Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Nominator:	Members of the Official Opposition of the Legislative Assembly
Flag:	Flag of India.svg
Flagcaption:	Flag of India

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

Eligibility

Official Opposition^[1] is a term used in Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly to designate the political party which has secured the second largest number of seats in the assembly. In order to get formal recognition, the party must have at least 10% of total membership of the Legislative Assembly. A single party has to meet the 10% seat criterion, not an alliance. Many of the Indian 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.

Role

The opposition's main role is to question the government of the day and hold them accountable to the public. The opposition is equally responsible in upholding the best interests of the people of the country. They have to ensure that the Government does not take any steps, which might have negative effects on the people of the country.^[2]

The role of the opposition in legislature is basically to check the excesses of the ruling or dominant party, and not to be totally antagonistic. There are actions of the ruling party which may be beneficial to the masses and opposition is expected to support such steps.^[3]

In legislature, opposition party has a major role and must act to discourage the party in power from acting against the interests of the country and the common man. They are expected to alert the population and the Government on the content of any bill, which is not in the best interests of the country.