Chief Ministers of West Bengal (WB)

FAQs on Chief Ministers of West Bengal

• Who is the current chief minister of West Bengal?

  The current Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh is Mamata Banerjee.

• Who is West Bengal's deputy chief minister?

  Since Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, the former deputy chief minister, left office on November 5, 2000, the position has been empty. West Bengal does not have a deputy chief minister under the current administration. 

• Which Bengali CM held the longest tenure?

  Jyoti Basu, whose real name was Jyotirindra Basu, was an Indian politician, Marxist theorist, and activist who lived from 8 July 1914 until 17 January 2010. He was one of the most well-known Communist movement leaders in India. From 1977 till 2000, he was the sixth and longest-serving chief minister of West Bengal. 

• Who is West Bengal's chief minister now?

  Mamata Banerjee, a politician of the Trinamool Congress, became the first woman to be sworn in as chief minister of West Bengal on May 20, 2011. In the assembly elections that followed in 2016 and 2021, she was elected to office. As of 2024, she is the only female Chief Minister in office in India.

• Who is West Bengal's current governor?

  West Bengal's governor is C. V. Ananda Bose.

• Who is the food minister of West Bengal?

  In the third Mamata Banerjee government, Rathin Ghosh is the West Bengal Minister of Food and Supplies. 

• Who served as West Bengal's longest-serving chief minister?

  Jyoti Basu, whose real name was Jyotirindra Basu, was an Indian politician, Marxist theorist, and activist who lived from 8 July 1914 until 17 January 2010. He was one of the most well-known Communist movement leaders in India. From 1977 till 2000, he was the sixth and longest-serving chief minister of West Bengal. 

• In West Bengal, what is the number of MLAs?

  There are 294 members of the legislative assembly, all of whom are directly elected from constituencies with a single seat. Unless it is dissolved earlier, its duration is five years. In 1862, the Assembly was founded in support of the Bengal Presidency. 

• The CM of state is appointed by whom?

  The Governor appoints the Chief Minister and other ministries based on the Chief Minister's recommendation. The State legislature is the body to which the Council of Ministers is accountable collectively.