ᱯᱩᱪᱷᱤᱢ ᱵᱮᱝᱜᱚᱞ ᱨᱤᱱ ᱥᱤᱨᱟᱹ ᱢᱚᱱᱛᱨᱤ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱞᱤᱥᱴᱤ

ᱯᱩᱪᱷᱤᱢ ᱵᱮᱝᱜᱚᱞ ᱥᱤᱨᱟᱹ ᱢᱚᱱᱛᱨᱤ
ᱯᱩᱪᱷᱤᱢ ᱵᱮᱝᱜᱚᱞ ᱥᱤᱨᱟᱹ ᱢᱚᱱᱛᱨᱤ
	ᱯᱚᱫᱽ; ᱢᱚᱢᱚᱛᱟ ᱵᱟᱱᱟᱨᱡᱤ; ᱒᱐ ᱢᱮ ᱒᱐᱑᱑ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ
ᱮᱜᱽᱡᱚᱨᱴᱟᱥᱚᱱ	The Honourable (Formal); Ms. Chief Minister (Informal)
ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ	ᱥᱚᱨᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱤᱱᱤᱡ ᱢᱩᱠᱷᱤᱭᱟᱹ
Abbreviations	CM
ᱢᱮᱢᱵᱟᱨ	West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Answerability	ᱯᱩᱪᱷᱤᱢ ᱵᱮᱝᱜᱚᱞ ᱨᱤᱱᱤᱡ ᱨᱟᱡᱽᱡᱚᱯᱟᱞ
ᱵᱟᱥᱟ	Chief Minister Abas, Kolkata
ᱢᱟᱹᱪᱤ	Writers' Building, Kolkata
ᱵᱟᱜᱦᱟᱞᱤᱡ	ᱯᱩᱪᱷᱤᱢ ᱵᱮᱝᱜᱚᱞ ᱨᱤᱱᱤᱡ ᱨᱟᱡᱽᱡᱚᱯᱟᱞ
	At the confidence of the assembly; Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.
ᱩᱰᱷᱟᱹᱣ	ᱯᱨᱚᱯᱷᱩᱞᱞᱚ ᱪᱚᱸᱫᱽᱨᱚ ᱜᱷᱳᱥ
ᱴᱷᱟᱯᱚᱱ	15 ᱚᱜᱚᱥᱴ 1947; (77 years ago); (as Prime Minister of West Bengal)

ᱯᱩᱪᱷᱤᱢ ᱵᱮᱝᱜᱚᱞ ᱨᱤᱱ ᱥᱤᱨᱟᱹ ᱢᱚᱱᱛᱨᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱩᱨᱩᱵᱽ ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱯᱚᱱᱚᱛ ᱯᱩᱪᱷᱤᱢ ᱵᱮᱝᱜᱚᱞ ᱨᱤᱱ ᱢᱩᱬᱩᱛ ᱠᱩᱢᱩᱴ ᱟᱺᱜᱤᱵᱷᱟᱹᱨᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱾ ᱥᱤᱨᱟᱹ ᱢᱚᱱᱛᱨᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱩᱪᱷᱤᱢ ᱵᱮᱝᱜᱚᱞ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱪᱟᱸᱜᱟ ᱨᱤᱱ ᱢᱩᱠᱷᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱾

ᱯᱩᱪᱷᱤᱢ ᱵᱮᱝᱜᱚᱞ ᱨᱤᱱ ᱥᱤᱨᱟᱹ ᱢᱚᱱᱛᱨᱤ ᱠᱚ

Colour key for parties

ᱵᱷᱟᱨᱚᱛ ᱡᱟᱠᱟᱛ ᱛᱨᱤᱱᱟᱢᱩᱞ ᱠᱚᱸᱜᱽᱨᱮᱥ

ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱡᱟᱹᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹᱨᱤ ᱠᱚᱸᱜᱽᱨᱮᱥ

ᱵᱟᱸᱜᱽᱞᱟ ᱠᱚᱸᱜᱽᱨᱮᱥ

ᱠᱚᱢᱢᱩᱱᱤᱥᱴ ᱯᱟᱨᱴᱤ ᱳᱯᱷ ᱤᱱᱰᱤᱭᱟ (ᱢᱟᱨᱡᱤᱥᱴ)

Independent (politician)

N/A (President's rule)

Writers' Building, an 18th-century Company-era construction in Kolkata, traditionally served as the office of West Bengal's chief Minister.

The first Premier of West Bengal since Independence, Prafulla Chandra Ghosh, at Writers' in 1947

The State Emblem of India. West Bengal has come under President's rule on four occasions, all between 1968 and 1977.

With over 23 years in office, Jyoti Basu of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is India's second longest-serving chief minister.

photo of Buddhadeb Bhattacharya

Basu's successor Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, who served for over 10 years

Premiers of West Bengal
No.	ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ	ᱢᱩᱴᱷᱟᱹᱱ	ᱚᱠᱛᱚ^[᱔]		Duration	Assembly (election)	Party^[᱕]		Appointed by (Governor)
᱑	ᱯᱨᱚᱯᱷᱩᱞᱞᱚ ᱪᱚᱸᱫᱽᱨᱚ ᱜᱷᱳᱥ		15 August 1947	22 January 1948	160 days	Provincial Assembly (1946–52)^{[lower-alpha ᱒]} (January 1946 election)	Indian National Congress		Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari
᱒	ᱵᱤᱫᱷᱟᱱ ᱪᱚᱸᱫᱽᱨᱚ ᱨᱚᱭ		23 January 1948	25 January 1950	7002733000000000000♠2 years, 2 days		Indian National Congress		Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari

ᱯᱩᱪᱷᱤᱢ ᱵᱮᱝᱜᱚᱞ ᱨᱤᱱ ᱥᱤᱨᱟᱹ ᱢᱚᱱᱛᱨᱤ

ᱯᱩᱪᱷᱤᱢ ᱵᱮᱝᱜᱚᱞ ᱨᱤᱱ ᱥᱤᱨᱟᱹ ᱢᱚᱱᱛᱨᱤ
No.^{[lower-alpha ᱓]}	Name Constituency	Portrait	Tenure^{[lower-alpha ᱔]}		Duration	Assembly^[᱖] (election)	Party^[᱕] (alliance)		Appointed by (Governor)
1	ᱵᱤᱫᱷᱟᱱ ᱪᱚᱸᱫᱽᱨᱚ ᱨᱚᱭ Bowbazar^{[lower-alpha ᱕]}		26 January 1950	30 March 1952	7003453900000000000♠12 years, 156 days	Provincial Assembly^{[lower-alpha ᱖]}(1946–52) (January 1946 election)	Indian National Congress		K. N. Katju
			31 March 1952	5 April 1957		First Assembly (1952–57) (January 1952 election)			H. C. Mookerjee
			6 April 1957	2 April 1962		Second Assembly (1957–62) (March 1957 election)			Padmaja Naidu
			3 April 1962	1 July 1962		Third Assembly (1962–67) (February 1962 election)
2	ᱯᱨᱚᱯᱷᱩᱞᱞᱚ ᱪᱚᱸᱫᱽᱨᱚ ᱥᱮᱱ^{[lower-alpha ᱗]} Arambagh East		9 July 1962	28 February 1967	7003169500000000000♠4 years, 234 days	Third Assembly (1962–67) (February 1962 election)
3	ᱚᱡᱚᱭ ᱠᱩᱢᱟᱨ ᱢᱩᱠᱷᱚᱨᱡᱤ Tamluk		1 March 1967	21 November 1967	265 days	Fourth Assembly (1967–68) (February 1967 election)	Bangla Congress (United Front)
4	ᱯᱨᱚᱯᱷᱩᱞᱞᱚ ᱪᱚᱸᱫᱽᱨᱚ ᱜᱷᱳᱥ Jhargram		21 November 1967	19 February 1968	90 days (total: 250 days)	Fourth Assembly (1967–68) (February 1967 election)	Independent (Progressive Democratic Front)		Dharma Vira
–	Vacant^{[lower-alpha ᱘]} (President's rule)		20 February 1968	25 February 1969	7002371000000000000♠1 year, 5 days	Dissolved	N/A
(3)	ᱚᱡᱚᱭ ᱠᱩᱢᱟᱨ ᱢᱩᱠᱷᱚᱨᱡᱤ Tamluk		25 February 1969	16 March 1970	7002384000000000000♠1 year, 19 days	Fifth Assembly (1969–70) (February 1969 election)	Bangla Congress (United Front)		Dharma Vira
–	Vacant^{[lower-alpha ᱘]} (President's rule)		19 March 1970	30 July 1970	7002379000000000000♠1 year, 14 days	Fifth Assembly (1969–70) (February 1969 election)	N/A
–	Vacant^{[lower-alpha ᱘]} (President's rule)		30 July 1970	2 April 1971	7002379000000000000♠1 year, 14 days	Dissolved	N/A
(3)	ᱚᱡᱚᱭ ᱠᱩᱢᱟᱨ ᱢᱩᱠᱷᱚᱨᱡᱤ Tamluk		2 April 1971	28 June 1971	87 days (total: 2 years, 6 days)	Sixth Assembly (1971) (March 1971 election)	Bangla Congress (Democratic Coalition)	style="background-color: ᱪᱷᱟᱸᱪ:Bangla Congress/meta/color" \|	ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱤ ᱥᱣᱚᱨᱩᱯ ᱫᱷᱟᱵᱚᱱ
–	Vacant^{[lower-alpha ᱘]} (President's rule)		29 June 1971	20 March 1972	265 days	Dissolved	N/A
5	ᱥᱤᱫᱷᱟᱨᱛᱷᱚ ᱥᱚᱝᱠᱚᱨ ᱨᱟᱭ Malda	ᱨᱮᱫ:Sidharth Shankar Ray Official portrait 1986.jpg	20 March 1972	30 April 1977	7003186700000000000♠5 years, 41 days	Seventh Assembly (1972–77) (March 1972 election)	Indian National Congress (Progressive Democratic Alliance)		A. L. Dias
–	Vacant^{[lower-alpha ᱘]} (President's rule)		30 April 1977	20 June 1977	51 days	Dissolved	N/A
6	ᱡᱳᱛᱤ ᱵᱚᱥᱩ Satgachhia		21 June 1977	23 May 1982	7003853800000000000♠23 years, 137 days	Eighth Assembly (1977–82) (June 1977 election)	Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Front)		A. L. Dias
			24 May 1982	29 March 1987		Ninth Assembly (1982–87) (May 1982 election)			ᱵᱷᱚᱭᱨᱚᱵᱽ ᱫᱚᱛ ᱯᱟᱱᱰᱮ
			30 March 1987	18 June 1991		Tenth Assembly (1987–91) (March 1987 election)			ᱥᱟᱭᱤᱫᱽ ᱱᱩᱨᱩᱞ ᱦᱟᱥᱚᱱ
			19 June 1991	15 May 1996		Eleventh Assembly (1991–96) (May 1991 election)			ᱥᱟᱭᱤᱫᱽ ᱱᱩᱨᱩᱞ ᱦᱟᱥᱚᱱ
			16 May 1996	5 November 2000		Twelfth Assembly (1996–2001) (May 1996 election)			ᱠᱮ. ᱵᱷᱤ. ᱨᱚᱜᱷᱩᱱᱟᱛᱷᱚ ᱨᱮᱰᱰᱤ
7	ᱵᱩᱫᱽᱫᱷᱚᱫᱮᱵᱽ ᱵᱷᱚᱴᱟᱪᱟᱨᱭᱚ Jadavpur	ᱨᱮᱫ:BuddhoBabu.jpg	6 November 2000	14 May 2001	7003384000000000000♠10 years, 188 days	Twelfth Assembly (1996–2001) (May 1996 election)			ᱵᱤᱨᱮᱱ ᱡᱮ. ᱥᱟᱦ
			15 May 2001	17 May 2006		Thirteenth Assembly (2001–06) (May 2001 election)			ᱵᱤᱨᱮᱱ ᱡᱮ. ᱥᱟᱦ
			18 May 2006	13 May 2011		Fourteenth Assembly (2006–11) (April–May 2006 election)			ᱜᱳᱯᱟᱞᱠᱨᱤᱥᱱᱟ ᱜᱟᱱᱫᱷᱤ
8	ᱢᱚᱢᱚᱛᱟ ᱵᱟᱱᱟᱨᱡᱤ Bhabanipur		20 May 2011	25 May 2016	7003494700000000000♠13 years, 198 days	Fifteenth Assembly (2011–16) (April–May 2011 election)	All India Trinamool Congress^{[lower-alpha ᱙]}		ᱮᱢ. ᱠᱮ. ᱱᱟᱨᱟᱭᱚᱱ
8	ᱢᱚᱢᱚᱛᱟ ᱵᱟᱱᱟᱨᱡᱤ Bhabanipur		26 May 2016	Incumbent	7003494700000000000♠13 years, 198 days	Sixteenth Assembly (2016–21) (April–May 2016 election)	All India Trinamool Congress^{[lower-alpha ᱙]}		ᱠᱮᱥᱚᱨᱤ ᱱᱟᱛᱷ ᱛᱨᱤᱯᱟᱴᱷᱤ

ᱥᱟᱹᱠᱷᱭᱟᱹᱛ

↑ Arshad Ali. "Mamata may move to new CM's residence — British-era bungalow". The Indian Express. 8 October 2013. Archived on 19 July 2014.
↑ Shiv Sahay Singh. "Mamata shifts office to Nabanna". The Hindu. 6 October 2013. Archived on 21 December 2016.
↑ Durga Das Basu. Introduction to the Constitution of India. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. pp. 241, 245. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. ISBN 978-81-8038-559-9. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of West Bengal as well.
↑ ^᱔.᱐ ^᱔.᱑ Premiers/Chief Ministers of West Bengal. West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Archive link from 12 March 2016.
↑ ^᱕.᱐ ^᱕.᱑ ^᱕.᱒ ^᱕.᱓ ^᱕.᱔ ᱛᱩᱢᱟᱹᱞ ᱦᱩᱲᱟᱹᱜ:Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named assembly
↑ Brief Information on Previous Assemblies. West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Archive link from 12 March 2016.
↑ List of Chief Ministers of West Bengal. Panchayat & Rural Development Department, Hooghly. Retrieved on 27 July 2018. Archived on 27 July 2018.
↑ Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005. Archived on 16 August 2017.
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[1] Arshad Ali. "Mamata may move to new CM's residence — British-era bungalow". The Indian Express. 8 October 2013. Archived on 19 July 2014.

[2] Shiv Sahay Singh. "Mamata shifts office to Nabanna". The Hindu. 6 October 2013. Archived on 21 December 2016.

[term1-4] Durga Das Basu. Introduction to the Constitution of India. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. pp. 241, 245. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. ISBN 978-81-8038-559-9. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of West Bengal as well.

[Tenure-5] ᱔.᱐ ^᱔.᱑ Premiers/Chief Ministers of West Bengal. West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Archive link from 12 March 2016.

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[10] Brief Information on Previous Assemblies. West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Archive link from 12 March 2016.

[13] List of Chief Ministers of West Bengal. Panchayat & Rural Development Department, Hooghly. Retrieved on 27 July 2018. Archived on 27 July 2018.

[15] Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005. Archived on 16 August 2017.

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[᱑]

[lower-alpha ᱑]

[᱓]

[᱔]

[᱕]

[lower-alpha ᱒]

[lower-alpha ᱓]

[lower-alpha ᱔]

[᱖]

[lower-alpha ᱕]

[lower-alpha ᱖]

[lower-alpha ᱗]

[lower-alpha ᱘]

[lower-alpha ᱙]

ᱯᱩᱪᱷᱤᱢ ᱵᱮᱝᱜᱚᱞ ᱥᱤᱨᱟᱹ ᱢᱚᱱᱛᱨᱤ
ᱯᱚᱫᱽ ᱢᱚᱢᱚᱛᱟ ᱵᱟᱱᱟᱨᱡᱤ ᱒᱐ ᱢᱮ ᱒᱐᱑᱑ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ
ᱮᱜᱽᱡᱚᱨᱴᱟᱥᱚᱱ	The Honourable (Formal) Ms. Chief Minister (Informal)
ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ	ᱥᱚᱨᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱤᱱᱤᱡ ᱢᱩᱠᱷᱤᱭᱟᱹ
Abbreviations	CM
ᱢᱮᱢᱵᱟᱨ	West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Answerability	ᱯᱩᱪᱷᱤᱢ ᱵᱮᱝᱜᱚᱞ ᱨᱤᱱᱤᱡ ᱨᱟᱡᱽᱡᱚᱯᱟᱞ
ᱵᱟᱥᱟ	Chief Minister Abas, Kolkata^[᱑]
ᱢᱟᱹᱪᱤ	Writers' Building, Kolkata^{[lower-alpha ᱑]}
ᱵᱟᱜᱦᱟᱞᱤᱡ	ᱯᱩᱪᱷᱤᱢ ᱵᱮᱝᱜᱚᱞ ᱨᱤᱱᱤᱡ ᱨᱟᱡᱽᱡᱚᱯᱟᱞ
At the confidence of the assembly Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.^[᱓]
ᱩᱰᱷᱟᱹᱣ	ᱯᱨᱚᱯᱷᱩᱞᱞᱚ ᱪᱚᱸᱫᱽᱨᱚ ᱜᱷᱳᱥ
ᱴᱷᱟᱯᱚᱱ	15 ᱚᱜᱚᱥᱴ 1947 (77 years ago) (1947-᱐᱘-15) (as Prime Minister of West Bengal)