Sushma Swaraj to take over as Leader of Opposition
December 18th, 2009 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Sushma Swaraj will take over as Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha from L.K. Advani, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) formally announced Friday.
BJP chief Rajnath Singh moved a resolution to amend the constitution at the meeting of the parliamentary party Friday evening to pave the way for the next generation.
–Indo-Asian New Service
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