New Delhi: Wayanad or Raebareli… It has been decided today which seat Rahul Gandhi will leave but who will be the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha is still a question. Rahul Gandhi is being asked to take up this post within the Congress but no decision has been taken on this yet. Sources say that Rahul Gandhi is not ready for this at the moment and after this, discussions have started on some new names. The Lok Sabha session is also about to begin. Meanwhile, let us tell you the names of the opposition leaders in the Lok Sabha.
Which leaders' names are being discussed?According to Congress sources, the names of three senior party leaders are being considered for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker. These three leaders are Kumari Selja, Gaurav Gogoi and Manish Tiwari. After a decade, there will be a leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha. This time the opposition has performed brilliantly in the elections. Congress has won 99 out of 232 seats and being the largest party among the opposition parties, it is expected that it will decide the name of the leader of the opposition.
If Rahul Gandhi had become the leader of the opposition, the party would have benefitedLet us tell you that in the last Lok Sabha elections, Congress had won 52 seats and in the 2014 elections, it had won 44 seats. This time the main reason for the success of Congress in the Lok Sabha elections is believed to be Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra. After such a good performance of the Congress, it was believed that Rahul Gandhi would become the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha. If he had accepted it, it would have helped him coordinate better with the alliance partners and would have helped the Congress show a strong face by leading the opposition against the BJP in the Lok Sabha. After the defeat in 2019, Rahul Gandhi also resigned from the post of party president. At the same time, sources say that he is not interested in taking the post of Leader of the Opposition. He has not taken any post since 2019.
Who is Kumari Shailaja?
The first name being considered for the Congress Leader of Opposition is that of Kumari Selja. Kumari Selja is one of the senior leaders of the Congress. She has won the Lok Sabha elections from Sirsa seat of Haryana by more than 2.5 lakh votes. Kumari Selja has been a Lok Sabha member many times. She has won elections from many seats in Haryana and has represented the Indian National Congress. During the Congress government, she has worked as a minister in many important ministries in the central government.
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Gaurav Gogoi
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi's name is also in the list of Leader of Opposition. He is an MP from Jorhat seat of Assam. He is the son of former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi. He is known for speaking his mind freely in Parliament. Gaurav Gogoi is considered one of the young leaders of the Congress party at the national level. He has been active in promoting the party's policies and programs and also works as a party spokesperson. By making Gaurav Gogoi the leader of the opposition, Congress can give a message to the youth.
Manish Tiwari
Manish Tewari is among the senior leaders of the Congress. He has won the Chandigarh seat in the Lok Sabha elections. He was elected to the Lok Sabha for the first time in 2009 from the Ludhiana constituency of Punjab. He lost the election in 2014, but was elected to the Lok Sabha from Anandpur Sahib in 2019. Manish Tewari has served as the Minister of Information and Broadcasting from 2012 to 2014. He has also been a spokesperson of the Congress party and has played an important role in conveying the party's policies and views to the media and the public.
