Second Basu ministry
| Second Basu ministry | |
|---|---|
| File:Seal of West Bengal.svg 12th Ministry of West Bengal | |
| 1982–1987 | |
| Date formed | 24 May 1982 |
| Date dissolved | 29 March 1987 |
| People and organisations | |
| Governor | Bhairab Dutta Pande
|
| Chief Minister | Jyoti Basu |
| Member party | File:CPI-M-flag.svgLeft Front |
| Status in legislature | Majority |
| Opposition party | File:Indian National Congress Flag.svgIndian National Congress |
| Opposition leader | Atish Chandra Sinha |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 1982 |
| Outgoing election | 1987 |
| Legislature term(s) | 9th Assembly |
| Predecessor | First Basu ministry |
| Successor | Third Basu ministry |
Second Basu ministry was the council of ministers headed by Jyoti Basu that governed the Indian state of West Bengal from 24 May 1982 to 29 March 1987. The ministry was formed after the victory of the Left Front in the 1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. Jyoti Basu continued as the Chief Minister of West Bengal for his second consecutive term.[1][2][3][4]
Members of the Left Front Ministry in the Indian state of West Bengal during 1982–1987 included the following:
Cabinet ministers
1. Jyoti Basu – Chief Minister, Home and Personnel
2. Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee – Information and Cultural Affairs
3. Subhas Chakraborty – Transport
4. Asim Dasgupta – Finance
5. Kanti Biswas – School Education
6. Mohammed Amin – Labour
7. Kiranmay Nanda – Fisheries
8. Abdur Razzak Molla – Land and Land Reforms
9. Ashok Bhattacharya – Municipal Affairs
10. Kshiti Goswami – Public Works
11. Biswanath Chowdhury – Social Welfare
12. Naren Dey – Agriculture
Ministers of State
1. Manohar Tirkey – Public Works
2. Pratim Chatterjee – Fire Services
See also
References
- ↑ "Jyoti Basu begins second term as West Bengal Chief Minister". India Today. 30 June 1982.
- ↑ "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, 1982 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
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