Deputy Chief Ministers of West Bengal

No.	Name	Party	Term of Office	Duration	Notes
1	Bijoy Singh Nahar	Indian National Congress (INC)	02 February 1969 – 29 April 1969	87 days	The first Deputy CM of West Bengal, served under Ajoy Mukherjee (Bangla Congress-led government).
2	Jyoti Basu	Communist Party of India (Marxist) – CPI(M)	02 March 1967 – 19 November 1970	3 years, 262 days (spread across two terms)	Served as Deputy CM in coalition governments before becoming the longest-serving Chief Minister of West Bengal (1977–2000).
3	Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee	Communist Party of India (Marxist) – CPI(M)	05 November 2000 – 06 November 2000	1 day (briefly Deputy CM before becoming CM)	Elevated immediately after Jyoti Basu’s retirement; later served as CM (2000–2011).

Deputy chief ministers of West Bengal

West Bengal has had only 3 Deputy Chief Ministers in its history

1. Bijoy Singh Nahar (1969)

Senior Congress leader, first Deputy CM of West Bengal.
Held office briefly (87 days) during Ajoy Mukherjee’s government.
Known for his administrative abilities but could not serve long due to political instability.

2. Jyoti Basu (1967–1970)

Served as Deputy CM in two United Front coalition governments before taking over as CPI(M)’s tallest leader.
Focused on land reforms, workers’ rights, and coalition management as Deputy CM.
Later became CM and ruled Bengal for 23 years, becoming the longest-serving Chief Minister in India’s history.

3. Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee (2000)

Served only 1 day as Deputy CM when Jyoti Basu stepped down.
Immediately elevated to Chief Minister, continuing Left Front governance until 2011.
Known for attempts to modernize Bengal’s economy and attract investment.

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