“With the installation of the LF front government in West Bengal on 21st June, 1977, a new era had started in Indian politics and in the life of the Indian people. We knew that under such social structure and constitutional limitations we cannot change every thing, we promised to give minimum relief for common man, after 30 years, I think what we have done for people is more than minimum relief, in defence of the interest of people, we implemented the alternative approach of development” - Jyoti Basu

Jyoti Basu

Politician

Jyoti Basu was a Bengali politician belonging to the Communist Party of India from West Bengal, India. He served as the Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1977 to 2000, making him the longest-serving Chief Minister of any state of India. Wikipedia

Born: July 8, 1914, Kolkata

Died: January 17, 2010, Kolkata

Party: Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Education: University of Calcutta, Presidency College, Kolkata, London School of Economics, St. Xavier's Collegiate School