Name the person who held the post of Chief Minister of an Indian State for five consecutive terms ?

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answered Feb 28, 2022 by AvantikaJha (114k points)
selected Feb 28, 2022 by Kratikaathwar

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Correct Answer - Option 2 : Jyoti Basu

The correct answer is Jyoti Basu.

Jyoti Basu was the Chief Minister of West Bengal for consecutive five terms.
He was the longest-serving Chief Minister of any Indian state till 2019. He served as CM for 23 years 137 days.
He served as the CM of West Bengal from 1977 to 2000.
He was also one of the co-founders of the Communist Party of India.
As of April 2021, Shri Pawan Kumar Chamling, the CM of Sikkim is the longest-serving CM of India.

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