Babulal Marandi elected unopposed as leader of opposition in Jharkhand Assembly

After Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM) merged into the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a mega ceremony on February 17, it was apparent that former Jharkhand Chief Minister Babulal Marandi would be entrusted with some major responsibility.

Just a week after merging his party with the BJP, Babulal Marandi was on Monday unanimously elected as leader of the BJP Legislative Party. The announcement came after a formal meeting of the BJP MLAs in Jharkhand.

Babulal Marandi's long exposure, vast experience in the politics and ability to rake up public issues are being cited as reasons by BJP's national general secretary Arun Singh for his election as the leader of opposition in Jharkhand Assembly.