Leader of the Opposition (Nepal)

The Leader of the Opposition (Nepali: प्रमुख प्रतिपक्षी दलको नेता) is an elected member of the House of Representatives, who leads the official opposition in the lower house of the Federal Parliament of Nepal. 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.^[1]

StyleLeader of the Opposition
(informal)
The Honourable
(formal)

MemberofHouse of Representatives, Constitutional Council

ReportstoHouse of Representatives

NominatorMPs of Largest oppostition party in the House

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Leader of Opposition
प्रमुख प्रतिपक्षी दलको नेता
Emblem of Nepal
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Incumbent Bhishma Raj Angdembe since 27 April 2026
Style	Leader of the Opposition (informal) The Honourable (formal)
Member of	House of Representatives, Constitutional Council
Reports to	House of Representatives
Nominator	MPs of Largest oppostition party in the House
Term length	While leader of the largest political party in the House of Representatives that is not in government (No term limits specified)
First holder	Bharat Shumsher JBR
Salary	NPR 72,730 (excl. allowances) per month

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The current leader of the opposition is Bhishma Raj Angdembe, who was elected the parliamentary leader of the Nepali Congress, the largest opposition party in the 7th House of Representatives, on 27 April 2026.^[2]

According to Article 284 of the Constituiton, Leader of the Opposition is also the member of Constitutional Council, which is chaired by the Prime Minister of Nepal.^[3][4]