List of leaders of the opposition in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly

The Leader of the opposition in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the official leader of principal opposition party in assembly. The leader of opposition is given rank of cabinet minister and is entitled to draw monthly salary and other perks of the same Rank.

Leader of the opposition in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Emblem of Andhra Pradesh
Incumbent N. Chandrababu Naidu since 30 May 2019
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Style	The Honourable
Status	Leader of Opposition
Member of	Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Nominator	Members of the Official Opposition in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Appointer	Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Formation	1 November 1956 (1956-11-01)
Website	www.aplegislature.org

List of leaders of the opposition

The current incumbent is N. Chandrababu Naidu of the Telugu Desam Party since 30 May 2019.

After the state reorganisation in 2014 Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy of YSR Congress party became the first leader of opposition in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly followed by N. Chandrababu Naidu of Telugu Desam Party in 2019.

In fact N. Chandrababu Naidu is the longest serving leader of opposition . He served as leader of opposition in United Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly for a period of 2004 – 2014 in Andhra which includes current day Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states N. Chandrababu Naidu is the last leader of opposition of United Andhra Pradesh before its bifurcation .

Leader of the Opposition

Andhra State (1953–1956)

Location of the Andhra State (1953–1956) on the map of India.

The Andhra State, a precursor to the modern state of Andhra Pradesh, was established on 1 October 1953, following the Andhra movement. The formation of Andhra State was made possible by the Andhra State Act, which was passed in the Parliament of India in September 1953. This significant development was ignited by a determined fast led by Potti Sreeramulu, whose sacrifice ultimately catalyzed the demand for a new linguistic state.

The newly created Andhra State included 11 districts in the Telugu-speaking region of the Madras State, with Kurnool as its capital and a unicameral parliamentary system with a Legislative Assembly chamber.

№	Name (Constituency)	Portrait	Term		Party		Assembly (Election)
1	Puchalapalli Sundarayya పుచ్చలపల్లి సుందరయ్య (Gannavaram)		1955	1956		Communist Party of India	First Assembly (1955 election)

Andhra Pradesh (since 1956)

Location of the Andhra State (1956–2014) on the map of India.

The Andhra Pradesh, colloquially referred to as United Andhra Pradesh, was officially established on 1 November 1956, through the enactment of the States Reorganisation Act in August 1956. This led to the dissolution of Hyderabad State, with its divisions becoming part of Mysore State and Bombay State. Concurrently, the integration of Telugu-speaking regions into Andhra State laid the foundation for the vibrant state of Andhra Pradesh with a bicameral parliamentary system consisting of Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly chambers.

Location of the Andhra State (since 2014) on the map of India.

Originally situated in Hyderabad, the capital later moved to Amaravati in 2017 following the implementation of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, which led to the formation of Telangana on 2 June 2014 and a reduction in the assembly constituencies from 294 to 175. Despite these significant boundary changes, the state continued to be recognised as Andhra Pradesh.

№	Name (Constituency)	Portrait	Term		Party		Assembly (Election)
1	Puchalapalli Sundarayya పుచ్చలపల్లి సుందరయ్య (Gannavaram)		1957	1962		Communist Party of India	Second Assembly (1957 election)
2	Tarimela Nagi Reddy తరిమెల నాగి రెడ్డి (Putturu)		1962	1967			Third Assembly (1962 election)
3	Gouthu Latchanna గౌతు లచ్చన్న (Sompeta)		1967	1972		Swatantra Party	Fourth Assembly (1967 election)
-	Vacant	Vacant	1972	1978	-		Fifth Assembly (1972 election)
(3)	Gouthu Latchanna గౌతు లచ్చన్న (Sompeta)		1978	1983		Janata Party	Sixth Assembly (1978 election)
4	Mogaligundla Baga Reddy మొగలిగుండ్ల బాగా రెడ్డి (Zahirabadu)		1983	1984		Indian National Congress	Seventh Assembly (1983 election)
			1985	1989			Eighth Assembly (1985 election)
5	Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao నందమూరి తారక రామారావు (Hindupuram)		1989	1994		Telugu Desam Party	Ninth Assembly (1989 election)
6	Paripati Janardhan Reddy పరిపాటి జనార్దన్ రెడ్డి (Khairatabadu)		1994	1999		Indian National Congress	Tenth Assembly (1994 election)
7	Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy ఏడుగురి సందింటి రాజశేఖర రెడ్డి (Pulivendula)		11 October 1999	13 May 2004			Eleventh Assembly (1999 election)
8	Nara Chandrababu Naidu నారా చంద్రబాబు నాయుడు (Kuppam)		14 May 2004	May 2009		Telugu Desam Party	Twelfth Assembly (2004 election)
			May 2009	June 2014			Thirteenth Assembly (2009 election)
9	Yeduguri Sandinti Jaganmohan Reddy ఏడుగురి సందింటి జగన్మోహన్ రెడ్డి (Pulivendula)		21 May 2014	29 May 2019		YSR Congress Party	Fourteenth Assembly (2014 election)
(8)	Nara Chandrababu Naidu నారా చంద్రబాబు నాయుడు (Kuppam)		30 May 2019	Incumbent		Telugu Desam Party	Fifteenth Assembly (2019 election)

Eligibility

Official opposition is a term used in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly to designate the political party which has secured the second largest number of seats in the assembly. In order to get formal recognition, the party must have at least 10% of total membership of the Legislative Assembly. A single party has to meet the 10% seat criterion, not an alliance. Many of the Indian state legislatures also follows this 10% rule while the rest of them prefer single largest opposition party according to the rules of their respective houses.

Role

The opposition's main role is to question the government of the day and hold them accountable to the public. The opposition is equally responsible in upholding the best interests of the people of the country. They have to ensure that the Government does not take any steps, which might have negative effects on the people of the country.

The role of the opposition in legislature is basically to check the excesses of the ruling or dominant party, and not to be totally antagonistic. There are actions of the ruling party which may be beneficial to the masses and opposition is expected to support such steps.

In legislature, opposition party has a major role and must act to discourage the party in power from acting against the interests of the country and the common man. They are expected to alert the population and the Government on the content of any bill, which is not in the best interests of the country.

Statistics

List of leaders of opposition by length of term (From 2014)

No.	Name	Party		Length of term
				Longest continuous term	Total days as leader of opposition
1	Yeduguri Sandinti Jagan Mohan Reddy		YSRCP	1,805 days	1,805 days
2	Nara Chandrababu Naidu		TDP	1,600 days	1,600 days

List of leaders of opposition by time line