Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has been named the Leader of the Opposition in India's Lok Sabha, party general secretary KC Venugopal announced after a meeting of floor leaders of opposition parties.
"Wrote a letter to pro-tem Speaker Bhartruhari Mahtab, informing the decision of appointment of Rahul Gandhi as the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha," Venugopal said at a press briefing, reports Hindustan Times.
"Other office bearers will be decided later," he added.
The decision to appoint Rahul Gandhi as the leader of opposoion in Lok Sabha was made at the meeting of floor leaders of INDIA bloc parties at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's residence in New Delhi.
