Editing Manmohan Singh (section)

=== Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha (1998–2004) ===
Singh was first elected to the upper house of Parliament, the [[Rajya Sabha]], in 1991<ref name="MSRj01">{{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/govt/primeminister.php |title=Profile: Prime Minister India |publisher=Indian gov. |access-date=23 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422203715/http://india.gov.in/govt/primeminister.php |archive-date=22 April 2009 }}</ref> [[Rajya Sabha#Membership|by the legislature]] of the state of Assam, and was re-elected in 1995, 2001, 2007<ref name="dr mms" /> and 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/pm-manmohan-singh-elected-to-rajya-sabha_851741.html|title=PM Manmohan Singh elected to Rajya Sabha|publisher=Zee News Limited|access-date=11 June 2013|date=30 May 2013|archive-date=1 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601110645/http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/pm-manmohan-singh-elected-to-rajya-sabha_851741.html|url-status=live}}</ref> From 1998 to 2004, while the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] was in power, Singh was the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha. In 1999, he contested for the [[Lok Sabha]] from [[South Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|South Delhi]] but was unable to win the seat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionstats/candidate/MANMOHAN%20SINGH.html |title=Candidate Statistics Manmohan Singh |publisher=IBN Live |access-date=30 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419075333/http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionstats/candidate/Manmohan%20Singh.html |archive-date=19 April 2009 }}</ref>