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Jyoti Basu (born Jyotirindra Basu; 8 July 1914 – 17 January 2010) [1] was an Indian Marxist theorist, communist activist, and politician. He was one of the most prominent leaders of Communist movement in India .
Jyoti Basu was sworn in as Chief Minister of West Bengal after being elected from Satgachhia constituency. The Left Front ruled the state for seven consecutive terms 1977–2011, five with Jyoti Basu as Chief Minister and two under Buddhadev Bhattacharya.
Jyoti Basu, former Prime Minister V.P. Singh and CPI leader A.B. Bardhan campaigned for the Left Front candidate whilst Mamata Banerjee campaigned for the Trinamool Congress candidate. [47] The defeat of the Left Front candidate (former Rajya Saha MP Gurudas Dasgupta of CPI) by the Trinamool Congress candidate was a major jolt to the alliance.
The landslide victory of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Front in the 1977 election began Jyoti Basu's 23-year continuous reign as chief minister. The length of his tenure was an all-India record until 2018, when he was surpassed by Sikkim's Pawan Kumar Chamling. [6]
Jyoti Basu: West Bengal: 21 June 1977 5 November 2000 23 years, 137 days Communist Party of India (Marxist) 4 Gegong Apang: Arunachal Pradesh: 18 January 1980 19 January 1999 22 years, 250 days Indian National Congress: Arunachal Congress: 3 August 2003 9 April 2007 United Democratic Front Bharatiya Janata Party: Indian National Congress: 5 Lal ...
The 1977 election marked the beginning of the 34-year Left Front rule in West Bengal, with Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Jyoti Basu leading the first Left Front cabinet. The election finally put to rest, the decade-long political instability that had begun since 1967.
Jyoti Basu, who had been re-elected as CM for a record 5th time, was offered the post of Prime Minister by both the Congress & the Janata Dal following the resignation of BJP's Atal Bihari Vajpayee within 13 days of assuming power due to lack of numbers in the Lok Sabha, lack of a consensual prime-ministerial candidate in the Congress & V. P ...
The star campaigner of the Left Front was Chief Minister Jyoti Basu of CPI(M), who had pledged to visit all constituencies where CPI(M) had fielded candidates. [1] During the campaign Basu claimed that the Delhi government discriminated against West Bengal in allocation of resources. [1]