# Leader of the Opposition (Nepal)

The Leader of the Opposition (Nepali: विपक्षी नेता) is an elected member of the House of Representatives, who leads the official opposition in the lower house of the federal parliament. The leader of the opposition is the parliamentary party leader of the political party with the largest number of seats in the house but not in government. The position is currently held by Pushpa Kamal Dahal, after his government was ousted in July 2024.

## List

Leaders of Opposition in the Pratinidhi Sabha :
| No. | Name | Party | Assumed office | Left office | Prime Minister | Prime Minister | Term |
| 1 | Mrigendra SJB Rana | NRGP | 27 May 1959 | 15 December 1960 | | Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala | 1st House of Representatives |
| 2 | Man Mohan Adhikari | CPN (UML) | 26 May 1991 | 30 November 1994 | | Girija Prasad Koirala | 2nd House of Representatives |
| 3 | Sher Bahadur Deuba | Nepali Congress | 30 November 1994 | 12 September 1995 | | Man Mohan Adhikari | 3rd House of Representatives |
| (2) | Man Mohan Adhikari | CPN (UML) | 12 September 1995 | 12 March 1997 | | Sher Bahadur Deuba | 3rd House of Representatives |
| (3) | Sher Bahadur Deuba | Nepali Congress | 12 March 1997 | 7 October 1997 | | Lokendra Bahadur Chand | 3rd House of Representatives |
| (2) | Man Mohan Adhikari | CPN (UML) | 7 October 1997 | 15 April 1998 | | Surya Bahadur Thapa | 3rd House of Representatives |
| 4 | Bam Dev Gautam | CPN (ML) | 15 April 1998 | 31 May 1999 | | Girija Prasad Koirala | 3rd House of Representatives |
| 5 | Madhav Kumar Nepal | CPN (UML) | 31 May 1999 | 23 May 2002 | | Krishna Prasad Bhattarai | 4th House of Representatives |
| 5 | Madhav Kumar Nepal | CPN (UML) | 31 May 1999 | 23 May 2002 | | Girija Prasad Koirala | 4th House of Representatives |
| 5 | Madhav Kumar Nepal | CPN (UML) | 31 May 1999 | 23 May 2002 | | Sher Bahadur Deuba | 4th House of Representatives |
| 5 | Madhav Kumar Nepal | CPN (UML) | 28 April 2006 | 18 August 2008 | | Girija Prasad Koirala | Interim Legislature |
| 6 | Girija Prasad Koirala | Nepali Congress | 18 August 2008 | 25 May 2009 | | Pushpa Kamal Dahal | 1st Constituent Assembly |
| 7 | Pushpa Kamal Dahal | UCPN (Maoist) | 25 May 2009 | 6 February 2011 | | Madhav Kumar Nepal | 1st Constituent Assembly |
| 8 | Ram Chandra Paudel | Nepali Congress | 6 February 2011 | 14 March 2013 | | Jhala Nath Khanal | 1st Constituent Assembly |
| 8 | Ram Chandra Paudel | | 6 February 2011 | 14 March 2013 | Baburam Bhattarai | | 1st Constituent Assembly |
| (7) | Pushpa Kamal Dahal | UCPN (Maoist) | 11 February 2014 | 11 October 2015 | | Sushil Koirala | 2nd Constituent Assembly |
| 9 | Sushil Koirala | Nepali Congress | 11 October 2015 | 9 February 2016 | | KP Sharma Oli | 2nd Constituent Assembly |
| (3) | Sher Bahadur Deuba | 7 March 2016 | 4 August 2016 | | | KP Sharma Oli | 2nd Constituent Assembly |
| 10 | KP Sharma Oli | CPN (UML) | 4 August 2016 | 15 February 2018 | | Pushpa Kamal Dahal | Legislature Parliament |
| 10 | KP Sharma Oli | CPN (UML) | 4 August 2016 | 15 February 2018 | | Sher Bahadur Deuba | Legislature Parliament |
| (3) | Sher Bahadur Deuba | Nepali Congress | 15 February 2018 | 13 July 2021 | | KP Sharma Oli | 5th House of Representatives |
| (10) | KP Sharma Oli | CPN (UML) | 13 July 2021 | 26 December 2022 | | Sher Bahadur Deuba | 5th House of Representatives |
| (3) | Sher Bahadur Deuba | Nepali Congress | 26 December 2022 | 27 February 2023 | | Pushpa Kamal Dahal | 6th House of Representatives |
| (10) | KP Sharma Oli | CPN (UML) | 27 February 2023 | 4 March 2024 | | Pushpa Kamal Dahal | 6th House of Representatives |
| (3) | Sher Bahadur Deuba | Nepali Congress | 4 March 2024 | 15 July 2024 | | Pushpa Kamal Dahal | 6th House of Representatives |
| (7) | Pushpa Kamal Dahal | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 15 July 2024 | Incumbent | | KP Sharma Oli | 6th House of Representatives |