Senior BJP leader and former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Gopinath Munde is the Deputy Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha in place of Sushma Swaraj who has been elevated as Leader of the Opposition. Party spokesman, Mr. Prakash Jawdekar told reporters in New Delhi that appointment of Mr. Munde was made by the BJP Parliamentary Board Chairman, Mr. L.K. Advani. Our correspondent reports, Mr. Munde is the second leader from Maharashtra after Nitin Gadkari, who is elevated to national level.<br/>