Politics of West Bengal

Politics of West Bengal

Politics in West Bengal is dominated by the following major political parties, the Communist Party of India (Marxist), the Indian National Congress (also known as Congress(I)) and the Trinamool Congress. All three are leading a regional bloc of parties, the CPI(M) heads the Left Front and the Trinamool Congress has emerged as the main component of the National Democratic Alliance in the state. The Congress(I) generally head informal alliances of various minor parties that align ahead of elections.

In 1977 the Left Front won the state assembly elections, and since then the state is ruled by communists and other left groups. The West Bengal state government hold the Indian record of period of governance. The last election won by the Left Front was the 2006 state assembly election.

Until 2001, Jyoti Basu was the Chief Minister of the state. After his resignation, due to heath reasons, Buddhadev Bhattacharya is the Chief Minister of West Bengal.

ee also

*Government of West Bengal
*Chief Minister of West Bengal
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