Who led the Left Front government in West Bengal in 1977?

The Left Front won a landslide victory. The 1977 election marked the beginning of the 34-year Left Front rule in West Bengal, with Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Jyoti Basu leading the first Left Front cabinet.

How was the Left rule in Bengal?

The Left Front ruled the state for seven consecutive terms 1977–2011, five with Jyoti Basu as Chief Minister and two under Buddhadev Bhattacharya. The CPI(M) is the dominant force in the alliance. In the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election the Left Front failed to gain a majority of seats and left office.

Is Bengal poor state?

During the next decade, poverty fell by 7 percentage points to 20\% in the state, while the national average fell to 22\%. The figures suggest that, despite the state’s lack of economic dynamism, the rate of growth of purchasing power in rural areas of West Bengal has been higher than the national average.

Which Indian state is communist?

Communism in Kerala – Wikipedia.

Who is the founder of BJP?

Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Lal Krishna Advani
Bharatiya Janata Party/Founders

What happened to the left in Bengal?

In that time, industry fled the state, farm growth tapered off, and Bengal’s poor became worse. The Left is finally out of Bengal, leaving behind a riddle: how could one party, the CPM, rule a state for 34 years, while presiding over its overall decline?

Are more people starving in Bengal than any other state?

But in one respect, Deb was correct. In the last years of Left rule, more people were starving in Bengal than in any other Indian state. In 2007, the National Sample Survey ( NSS) found that nearly 11\% of families in Bengal faced starvation during several months of the year, the highest among any state in India.

How did the CPM rule Bengal for 34 years?

The bhoot was a loyalist who’d simply watch who you were voting for in booths where the Party had influence. No words would be exchanged, but the presence of the bhoot would be enough for most locals to press the Party button. So, the CPM ruled and ran Bengal to the ground for 34 years.

How many Jharkhand villagers have been jailed in one area?

In only one area, Jangalmahal which stretches to the border of Jharkhand west from Medinipur town, over 1,500 villagers have been jailed, mostly on trumped up charges, from 2008. In that time, nearly 40 people were killed by policemen and security forces and over 500 people — mostly share croppers — slaughtered in running territorial battles.