First Basu ministry
| First Basu ministry | |
|---|---|
 11th Ministry of West Bengal | |
| 1977–1982 | |
| Date formed | 21 June 1977 |
| Date dissolved | 23 May 1982 |
| People and organisations | |
| Governor | A. L. Dias
|
| Chief Minister | Jyoti Basu |
| Member party |  Left Front |
| Status in legislature | Majority |
| Opposition party |  Indian National Congress |
| Opposition leader | Atish Chandra Sinha |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 1977 |
| Outgoing election | 1982 |
| Legislature term(s) | 8th Assembly |
| Predecessor | Siddhartha Shankar Ray ministry |
| Successor | Second Basu ministry |
First Basu ministry was the council of ministers headed by Jyoti Basu that governed the Indian state of West Bengal from 21 June 1977 to 23 May 1982. The ministry was formed after the victory of the Left Front in the 1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. Jyoti Basu became the Chief Minister of West Bengal for the first time, beginning the longest-serving communist government in the state's history.[1][2][3][4]
Members of the Left Front Ministry in the Indian state of West Bengal during 1977–1982 included the following:
Cabinet ministers
1. Jyoti Basu – Chief Minister, Home and Personnel
2. Binoy Krishna Choudhury – Land and Land Reforms
3. Ashok Mitra – Finance
4. Subhas Chakraborty – Transport
5. Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee – Information and Cultural Affairs
6. Kanti Biswas – School Education
7. Abdur Razzak Molla – Agriculture
8. Kiranmay Nanda – Fisheries
9. Biswanath Chowdhury – Social Welfare
10. Mohammed Amin – Labour
11. Ashok Bhattacharya – Municipal Affairs
Ministers of State
1. Manohar Tirkey – Public Works
2. Pratim Chatterjee – Fire Services
See also
References
- ↑ "Jyoti Basu sworn in as West Bengal Chief Minister". India Today. 15 July 1977.
- ↑ "Former Chief Ministers of West Bengal". Government of West Bengal.
- ↑ "List of Chief Ministers of West Bengal". WBXPress. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
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