Bhubaneswar, 17/7: Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik appoints Shadow Cabinet by assigning responsibilities to BJD’s 50 MLAs to develop expertise & specialise on a particular Govt department
Shadow Cabinet generally comprises of senior members of the main opposition party who develop expertise & act as spokespeople for the opposition in specific policy areas. “Their job is to scrutinise those they ‘shadow’ in government, and develop policies for their party”
In a way, it’s now predetermined which BJD MLA will speak on which subject in the Assembly during the forthcoming Budget session & afterwards.