The decision of leader of the Opposition in Madhya Pradesh Assembly is likely to be taken on January 5. Congress high command has given responsibility of selecting the leader of the Opposition to Union Minister for Surface Transport CP Joshi. Congress party sources said that Joshi and AICC general secretary Mohan Prakash would reach Bhopal on January 5.
Both the leaders would chair the meeting of Congress legislators here and decide the names for leader of the Opposition and Deputy leader of the Opposition in the Assembly. Since, the maiden session of the State Assembly is scheduled from January 8, the Congress has accelerated the process for selecting the Opposition party’s leader.
Sources said that the meeting of party legislators has been convened on January 5, in which both the leaders besides attending the meeting, talk to the MlAs separately seeking their opinion regarding the claims of the leaders. After having discussed the matter completely in detail with the legislators, Joshi and Prakash would inform the high command about the outcome and the decision on both the coveted posts could be made on the same day after intimating the high command, sources added.
Those whose names are doing rounds for the post of leader of the opposition include- Ajay Singh, Satyadev Katare, Mukesh Nayak, Mahendra Singh Kalukheda, Ramnivas Rawat, Bala Bachchan, Govind Singh, Arif Aqeel and Rajendra Singh.