Leader of the Opposition in the Bagmati Provincial Assembly

The Leader of the Opposition () is an elected member of the Bagmati Provincial Assembly who leads the official opposition in the assembly. This role is held by the parliamentary party leader of the provincial assembly's second-largest political party, which has the most seats after the governing party, and is responsible for representing the opposition and holding the government accountable in the legislature. The post is held by Shalikram Jamkattel.

Qualification

The person selected as the leader of the opposition party (parliamentary party) must be remembered as follows:

(1) The party with the most members in the Provincial Assembly, excluding the party that forms or supports the formation of the Council of Ministers.

(2) If there are equal members from more than one party in the Provincial Assembly, the party mutually agreed upon by those parties as their representative.

(3) If mutual agreement as per subsection (2) is not reached, the party with the most members in the Provincial Assembly, excluding the party that forms or supports the formation of the Council of Ministers, and has written consent from the majority of members, will select the leader of the opposition party.

(4) If written consent as per subsection (3) is not provided, or if there is no party in the Provincial Assembly with at least ten percent or more members, excluding the party that forms or supports the formation of the Council of Ministers, the Speaker of the Provincial Assembly will designate a party for the Assembly.

(5) If a person is already the leader of the opposition party and, for any reason, a party gains more than ten percent of the members in the Provincial Assembly and becomes the party with the most members, that party will be considered.

(6) For the purpose of this section, the concerned party or member must provide mutual agreement as per subsection (2) within fifteen days from the date of the first session of the Provincial Assembly after the election of its members, and if mutual agreement is not reached, written consent as per subsection (3) must be provided within fifteen days

List of leaders of the opposition

Portrait	Name	Term of office		Assembly (election)	Chief Minister's
1	Indra Bahadur Baniya MPA for Makwanpur 2(B)	February 8, 2018	April 6, 2021	1st (2017)
2		Shalikram Jamkattel MPA for Dhading 1(B)	April 6, 2021		October 27, 2021
						3	Astalaxmi Shakya MPA for Kathmandu 8(B)	October 27, 2021	September 17, 2022
4	Bahadur Singh Lama MPA for Nuwakot 2(B)	January 9, 2023	April 9, 2023		2nd (2022)
5		Jagannath Thapaliya MPA for Chitwan 1(A)	April 9, 2023	March 6, 2024
(4)	Bahadur Singh Lama MPA for Nuwakot 2(B)	March 6, 2024	July 24, 2024
(2)		Shalikram Jamkattel MPA for Dhading 1(B)	July 24, 2024	Incumbent

See also

• Leader of the Opposition in the Koshi Provincial Assembly

References

Bagmati Provincial Assembly