Congress’ Wajed Ali named Leader of Opposition in Assam Assembly

Senior Congress leader Wajed Ali Choudhury has been named Leader of the Opposition in the Assam assembly, an official communique said on Tuesday.

In a Facebook post, the Assam Legislative Assembly said Choudhury has been entrusted with the role of LoP by Speaker Ranjeet Kumar Dass. On May 26, the Congress had named Choudhury as the leader of its Legislature Party in Assam, and Joy Prakash Das was appointed deputy leader of the Congress Legislature Party.

The NDA, comprising the BJP, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and Bodoland People’s Front (BPF), secured a sweeping mandate in the assembly polls, winning a record 102 seats in the 126-member House. The BJP alone bagged 82, while AGP and BPF won 10 seats each. The Congress and Raijor Dal, who were part of a six-party opposition alliance, won 19 and two seats, respectively.

The AIUDF and Trinamool Congress fought separately as single entities and have two and one MLAs, respectively.