Jyoti Basu (8 July 1914 – 17 January 2010) or 'Jyotirindra Basu' was an Indian politician belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist) from West Bengal, India.He was a Fabian Socialist rather than an orthodox Communist. He served as the Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1977 to 2000, making him the longest-serving Chief Minister of any Indian state and has the dubious distinction of leading.
He was a member of the CPI(M) Politburo from the time of the party's founding in 1964 until 2008.From 2008 until his death in 2010 he remained a permanent invitee to the central committee of the party. On his death, he was the last founding Politburo member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
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