# List of leaders of the opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly

The Leader of the Opposition is the politician who leads the official opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly. Incumbent Leader of opposition is Tejashwi Yadav.

## Leaders of the opposition

| No | Name | Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Assembly (election) | Party |
| 1 | Basawon Singh | Dehri | 1952 | 1957 | 4 years, 299 days | 1st (1952 election) | Socialist Party |
| 2 | Sushil Kumar Bage | Kolebira | 20 May 1957 | 15 March 1962 | 4 years, 299 days | 2nd (1957 election) | Jharkhand Party |
| 3 | Kamakhya Narain Singh | Barhi | 16 March 1962 | 16 March 1967 | 5 years, 0 days | 3rd (1962 election) | Swatantra Party |
| 4 | Mahesh Prasad Singh | | 17 March 1967 | 26 February 1969 | 1 year, 346 days | 4th (1967 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Bhola Paswan Shastri | Korha | 18 March 1969 | 15 March 1970 | 362 days | 5th (1969 election) | Lok Tantrik Congress |
| 6 | Ramanand Tiwary | Shahpur | 16 March 1970 | 15 March 1971 | 364 days | 5th (1969 election) | Samyukta Socialist Party |
| 7 | Daroga Prasad Rai | Parsa | 16 March 1971 | 28 March 1972 | 1 year, 12 days | 5th (1969 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 8 | Karpoori Thakur | Tajpur | | | | 6th (1972 election) | Samyukta Socialist Party |
| 9 | Sunil Mukherjee | Patna West | | | | 6th (1972 election) | Communist Party of India |
| 10 | Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav | Danapur | | | | 7th (1977 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 11 | Jagannath Mishra | Jhanjharpur | | | | 7th (1977 election) | Indian National Congress |
| (7) | Karpoori Thakur | Samastipur | 30 June 1980 | 12 February 1988 | 7 years, 227 days | 8th (1980 election) | Janata Party (Secular) |
| (7) | Karpoori Thakur | Sonbarsha | 30 June 1980 | 12 February 1988 | 7 years, 227 days | 9th (1985 election) | Lokdal |
| 12 | Lalu Prasad Yadav | Sonpur | 18 March 1989 | 7 December 1989 | 264 days | 9th (1985 election) | Lokdal |
| 13 | Anup Lal Yadav | Triveniganj | 18 January 1990 | 19 March 1990 | 60 days | 9th (1985 election) | Lokdal |
| (10) | Jagannath Mishra | Jhanjharpur | 20 March 1990 | 14 April 1994 | 4 years, 25 days | 10th (1990 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 14 | Ramashray Prasad Singh | Konch | 29 June 1994 | 15 March 1995 | 259 days | 10th (1990 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 15 | Yashwant Sinha | Ranchi | 17 April 1995 | 24 January 1996 | 282 days | 11th (1995 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 16 | Sushil Kumar Modi | Patna Central | 19 March 1996 | 1 March 2000 | 8 years, 9 days | 11th (1995 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 16 | Sushil Kumar Modi | Patna Central | 15 March 2000 | 28 March 2004 | 8 years, 9 days | 12th (2000 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 17 | Upendra Kushwaha | Jandaha | 29 March 2004 | 5 March 2005 | 341 days | 12th (2000 election) | Janata Dal (United) |
| 18 | Rabri Devi | Raghopur | 30 November 2005 | 24 November 2010 | 4 years, 359 days | 14th (2005 election) | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 19 | Abdul Bari Siddiqui | Alinagar | 6 December 2010 | 19 June 2013 | 2 years, 195 days | 15th (2010 election) | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 19 | Nand Kishore Yadav | Patna Sahib | 19 June 2013 | 4 December 2015 | 2 years, 168 days | 15th (2010 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 21 | Prem Kumar | Gaya Town | 4 December 2015 | 28 July 2017 | 1 year, 236 days | 16th (2015 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 22 | Tejashwi Yadav | Raghopur | 28 July 2017 | 9 August 2022 | 5 years, 12 days | 16th (2015 election) | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 22 | Tejashwi Yadav | Raghopur | 28 July 2017 | 9 August 2022 | 5 years, 12 days | 17th (2020 election) | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 23 | Vijay Kumar Sinha | Lakhisarai | 24 August 2022 | 28 January 2024 | 1 year, 157 days | 17th (2020 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| (22) | Tejashwi Yadav | Raghopur | 16 February 2024 | incumbent | 1 year, 22 days | 17th (2020 election) | Rashtriya Janata Dal |