# List of leaders of the opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly

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

## Leaders of Opposition

| # | Name | Constituency | Tenure | Tenure | Tenure | Assembly | Party |
| 1 | Vishwanath Tamasker | Durg | 17 December 1956 | 5 March 1957 | 78 days | 1st (1952 election) | Praja Socialist Party |
| 2 | Chandra Pratap Tiwari | Sidhi | 1 July 1957 | 7 March 1962 | 4 years, 249 days | 2nd (1957 election) | Praja Socialist Party |
| 3 | Virendra Sakhlecha | Jawad | 28 March 1962 | 1 March 1967 | 5 years, 112 days | 3rd (1962 election) | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 3 | Virendra Sakhlecha | Jawad | 1 March 1967 | 18 July 1967 | 5 years, 112 days | 4th (1967 election) | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 4 | Shyama Charan Shukla | Rajim | 31 July 1967 | 8 September 1968 | 1 year, 39 days | 4th (1967 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Dwarka Prasad Mishra | Katangi | 9 September 1968 | 16 February 1969 | 160 days | 4th (1967 election) | Indian National Congress |
| (3) | Virendra Sakhlecha | Jawad | 20 March 1969 | 6 January 1970 | 292 days | 4th (1967 election) | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 6 | Vasant Sadashiv Pradhan | Dhar | 7 January 1970 | 17 March 1972 | 2 years, 70 days | 4th (1967 election) | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 7 | Kailash Chandra Joshi | Bagli | 28 March 1972 | 30 April 1977 | 5 years, 33 days | 5th (1972 election) | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 8 | Arjun Singh | Churhat | 15 July 1977 | 17 February 1980 | 2 years, 217 days | 6th (1977 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 9 | Sunder Lal Patwa | Sehore | 4 July 1980 | 10 March 1985 | 4 years, 249 days | 7th (1980 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| (7) | Kailash Chandra Joshi | Bagli | 23 March 1985 | 3 March 1990 | 4 years, 346 days | 8th (1985 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| (4) | Shyama Charan Shukla | Rajim | 20 March 1990 | 15 December 1992 | 2 years, 270 days | 9th (1990 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 10 | Vikram Verma | Dhar | 24 December 1993 | 1 December 1998 | 4 years, 342 days | 10th (1993 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 11 | Gauri Shankar Shejwar | Sanchi | 2 February 1999 | 1 September 2002 | 3 years, 211 days | 11th (1998 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 12 | Babulal Gaur | Govindpura | 4 September 2002 | 5 December 2003 | 1 year, 92 days | 11th (1998 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 13 | Jamuna Devi | Kukshi | 16 December 2003 | 11 December 2008 | 4 years, 361 days | 12th (2003 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 13 | Jamuna Devi | Kukshi | 7 January 2009 | 24 September 2010 | 1 year, 260 days | 13th (2008 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 14 | Ajay Arjun Singh | Churhat | 15 April 2011 | 10 December 2013 | 2 years, 239 days | 13th (2008 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 15 | Satyadev Katare | Ater | 9 January 2014 | 20 October 2016 | 2 years, 285 days | 14th (2013 election) | Indian National Congress |
| (14) | Ajay Arjun Singh | Churhat | 27 February 2017 | 13 December 2018 | 1 year, 289 days | 14th (2013 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 16 | Gopal Bhargava | Rehli | 8 January 2019 | 23 March 2020 | 1 year, 75 days | 15th (2018 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 17 | Kamal Nath | Chhindwara | 19 August 2020 | 29 April 2022 | 1 year, 253 days | 15th (2018 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 18 | Govind Singh | Lahar | 29 April 2022 | 16 December 2023 | 1 year, 231 days | 15th (2018 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 19 | Umang Singhar | Gandhwani | 16 December 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 74 days | 16th (2023 election) | Indian National Congress |
On 28 April 2022 Kamal Nath has resigned as the Leader of Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly. All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Sonia Gandhi appointed former minister and senior party MLA from Lahar Govind Singh as Leader of Opposition. After the 2023 Assembly election Aicc president Mallikarjun Kharge appointed Umang Singhar as leader of Opposition.

## Statistics

| # | Leader of Opposition | Party | Party | Term of office | Term of office |
| # | Leader of Opposition | Party | Party | Longest continuous term | Total duration of Leader of Opposition |
| 1 | Kailash Chandra Joshi | | ABJS/BJP | 5 years, 33 days | 10 years, 14 days |
| 2 | Jamuna Devi | | INC | 4 years, 361 days | 6 years, 256 days |
| 3 | Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha | | ABJS | 5 years, 112 days | 6 years, 39 days |
| 4 | Vikram Verma | | BJP | 4 years, 342 days | 4 years, 342 days |
| 5 | Sunder Lal Patwa | | BJP | 4 years, 249 days | 4 years, 249 days |
| 6 | Chandra Pratap Tiwari | | PSP | 4 years, 249 days | 4 years, 249 days |
| 7 | Ajay Arjun Singh | | INC | 2 years, 239 days | 4 years, 163 days |
| 8 | Shyama Charan Shukla | | INC | 2 years, 270 days | 3 years, 309 days. |
| 9 | Gauri Shankar Shejwar | | BJP | 3 years, 211 days | 3 years, 211 days |
| 10 | Satyadev Katare | | INC | 2 years, 285 days | 2 years, 285 days |
| 11 | Arjun Singh | | INC | 2 years, 217 days | 2 years, 217 days |
| 12 | Vasant Sadashiv Pradhan | | ABJS | 2 years, 70 days | 2 years, 70 days |
| 13 | Kamal Nath | | INC | 1 year, 253 days | 1 year, 253 days |
| 14 | Govind Singh | | INC | 1 year, 231 days | 1 year, 231 days |
| 15 | Babulal Gaur | | BJP | 1 year, 92 days | 1 year, 92 days |
| 16 | Gopal Bhargava | | BJP | 1 year, 75 days | 1 year, 75 days |
| 17 | Umang Singhar* | | INC* | 1 year, 74 days* | 1 year, 74 days* |
| 18 | Dwarka Prasad Mishra | | INC | 0 year, 160 days | 0 year, 160 days |
| 19 | Vishwanath Tamasker | | PSP | 0 year, 72 days | 0 year, 72 days |