Cong to claim LoP post in council, Satej Patil is frontrunner

Patil is frontrunner

- Faisal Malik

The Congress is likely to get the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) position in the Maharashtra legislative council.

With the term of the incumbent LoP, Shiv Sena (UBT) legislator Ambadas Danve set to end next month, the post will fall vacant.

Among the opposition parties, the Congress, with eight MLAs, has the maximum number of legislators in the Upper House. The other two alliance partners, the Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP) have six and three members respectively.

The LoP position comes with a cabinet rank status and all the perks of a cabinet minister. Politically, the posts of LoP in the assembly and council are significant, as the persons occupying these are the face of the Opposition and lead the latter's attack on the floor of the legislature.