Following the PPP's defeat in the May 2015 general election, Jagdeo was sworn in as Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly on 17 August 2015.
Following the PPP's defeat in the May 2015 general election, Jagdeo was included in the list of the PPP's 32 MPs. He was sworn in as Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly on 17 August 2015.