Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster -based parliamentary system . This article uses the term government as it is used in Parliamentary systems, i.e. meaning the administration or the cabinet rather than the state . In some countries, the title of " Official Opposition " is conferred upon the largest political party sitting in opposition in the legislature, with said party's leader being accorded the title " Leader of the Opposition ".
5-505: Opposition (51) MVA (50) Others (1) The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly ( ISO : Mahārāṣṭra Vidhāna Sabhā ) is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of Maharashtra state in western India. It consists of 288 members directly elected from single-seat constituencies. The Assembly meets at Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai, though the winter session is held in Nagpur. Along with
10-502: A single faction, reduce their parliamentary opposition to tokenism . In some cases, in more authoritarian countries, tame "opposition" parties are created by the governing groups in order to create an impression of democratic debate. Some legislatures offer opposition parties particular powers. In Canada , the United Kingdom , and New Zealand , 20 days each year are set aside as " Opposition Days " or "Supply Days", during which
15-490: The monsoon session are convened in Mumbai whereas the winter session is convened in the auxiliary capital Nagpur . In 1975 because elections were in winter season, the monsoon (second) session was convened in Nagpur and winter (third) session was convened in Mumbai. Parliamentary Opposition In first-past-the-post assemblies, where the tendency to gravitate into two major parties or party groupings operates strongly, government and opposition roles can go to
20-1075: The Maharashtra Legislative Council, it comprises the legislature of Maharashtra. The presiding officer of the Assembly is the Speaker . Members of the Assembly are directly elected by the people of Maharashtra through elections held every five years, unless the Assembly is dissolved earlier. The current Assembly was elected in October 2019. The following is the list of all the Maharashtra Legislative Assemblies (1961–present): INC : 135; IND : 34; PSP : 33; PWP : 31; CPI : 13; SCF : 13; BJS : 4; HMS : 1; Total: 264 (of 396 Maharashtra + Gujarat Seats). Post-poll INC + INC(I) Front. Post-poll INC + NCP Front. Post Poll Shiv Sena + BJP Alliance ( Chief Minister ) The budget session and
25-431: The two main groupings serially in alternation. The more proportionally representative a system, the greater the likelihood of multiple political parties appearing in the parliamentary debating chamber . Such systems can foster multiple "opposition" parties which may have little in common and minimal desire to form a united bloc opposed to the government of the day. Some well-organised democracies, dominated long-term by
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