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Encyclopedia > Official Opposition (India)

Official Opposition is a term used to designate the political party securing the largest number of seats in the Lower House of parliament (Lok Sabha), and which is not part of the ruling party or coalition.


As of 2004 the Official Opposition in India is the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).


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Opposition (parliamentary) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (335 words)
Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system.
Singapore exemplifies a case of a numerically weak opposition; South Africa under the apartheid regime maintained a long-term imbalance in the parliament.
The title of "Official Opposition" usually goes to the largest of the parties sitting in opposition with its leader being given the title Leader of the Opposition.
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