<p>After a delay of a couple of weeks, veteran Congressman Vijay Wadettiwar was appointed Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Thursday. </p>.<p>Wadettiwar (60) represents the Brahmapuri seat, which falls in the twin districts of Chandrapur-Gadchiroli in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. </p>.<p>A five-time MLA, he has represented Chimur constituency three once for two-terms representing Brahmapuri. </p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/will-take-action-against-congress-mouthpiece-for-insulting-savarkar-fadnavis-1243215.html">Will take action against Congress mouthpiece for insulting Savarkar: Fadnavis</a></strong></p>.<p>Speaker Rahul Narwekar announced Wadettiwar’s name on the post - a couple of days after the Congress conveyed to the Chair about the decision of the opposition. </p>.<p>Though there were several others from the Congress in the race, the Maha Vikas Aghadi leadership and the Congress high-command stamped his name. </p>.<p>Wadettiwar places NCP’s Ajit Pawar, who has left the opposition benches to join the BJP-led NDA (Maya Yuti) headed by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to become the Deputy Chief Minister alongside Devendra Fadnavis. </p>.<p>After Wadettiwar was appointed to the post, Shinde, Fadnavis, Pawar and the opposition leaders escorted the Congress leader to the seat of the leader of opposition.</p>.<p>Wadettiwar had served as Leader of Opposition briefly in 2014 for around four months when Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil left Congress to join the BJP.</p>.<p>Wadettiwar had served as a minister in the erstwhile Democratic Front government and the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government.</p>.<p>In the 2019 Lok Sabha seat, the Congress could win the Chandrapur seat in Maharashtra for which Wadettiwar has worked hard. The Chandrapur seat was won by Balu Dhanorkar - who passed away in May this year. </p>.<p>Incidentally, in the current Assembly - there are four former Leaders of Opposition - Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar and Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil.</p>
<p>After a delay of a couple of weeks, veteran Congressman Vijay Wadettiwar was appointed Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Thursday. </p>.<p>Wadettiwar (60) represents the Brahmapuri seat, which falls in the twin districts of Chandrapur-Gadchiroli in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. </p>.<p>A five-time MLA, he has represented Chimur constituency three once for two-terms representing Brahmapuri. </p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/will-take-action-against-congress-mouthpiece-for-insulting-savarkar-fadnavis-1243215.html">Will take action against Congress mouthpiece for insulting Savarkar: Fadnavis</a></strong></p>.<p>Speaker Rahul Narwekar announced Wadettiwar’s name on the post - a couple of days after the Congress conveyed to the Chair about the decision of the opposition. </p>.<p>Though there were several others from the Congress in the race, the Maha Vikas Aghadi leadership and the Congress high-command stamped his name. </p>.<p>Wadettiwar places NCP’s Ajit Pawar, who has left the opposition benches to join the BJP-led NDA (Maya Yuti) headed by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to become the Deputy Chief Minister alongside Devendra Fadnavis. </p>.<p>After Wadettiwar was appointed to the post, Shinde, Fadnavis, Pawar and the opposition leaders escorted the Congress leader to the seat of the leader of opposition.</p>.<p>Wadettiwar had served as Leader of Opposition briefly in 2014 for around four months when Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil left Congress to join the BJP.</p>.<p>Wadettiwar had served as a minister in the erstwhile Democratic Front government and the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government.</p>.<p>In the 2019 Lok Sabha seat, the Congress could win the Chandrapur seat in Maharashtra for which Wadettiwar has worked hard. The Chandrapur seat was won by Balu Dhanorkar - who passed away in May this year. </p>.<p>Incidentally, in the current Assembly - there are four former Leaders of Opposition - Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar and Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil.</p>