Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav has been chosen as leader of the SP Legislative Party and Leader of the Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly.
The decision was made at a meeting held at the party's headquarters on Saturday, attended by the newly-elected MLAs and members of the legislative council.
On Tuesday, Yadav resigned from the Lok Sabha, handing his resignation over to Speaker of the Lower House Om Birla. In the Lok Sabha, he represented Azamgarh.
"Akhilesh Yadav has been unanimously elected as the Leader of the SP Legislative Party. The process of electing the Leader of Opposition will be done in Assembly, the party will write and send and it will be done there," Naresh Uttam Patel, State President, Samajwadi Party said.
Yadav, a first-time MLA, won from the Karhal Assembly seat in Uttar Pradesh's recent elections before resigning from the Lok Sabha.
In the recently held elections of Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party bagged 111 seats, which is a massive increase from 47 seats in 2017. The BJP returned to power in the state with over 250 seats in Uttar Pradesh.
The Samajwadi Party won 111 seats in Uttar Pradesh's recent elections, a significant rise from 47 seats in 2017. With over 250 seats, the BJP was able to reclaim control in Uttar Pradesh.
Yadav has termed his resignation as MP a "necessary sacrifice".
