Who was the first Chief Minister of West Bengal?
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Prafulla Chandra Sen
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Bidhan Chandra Roy
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Prafulla Chandra Ghosh
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Prafulla Chandra Ghosh became the first Chief Minister of West Bengal on August 15, 1947, following India's independence. He served until 1948. Bidhan Chandra Roy, though more famous, was the second Chief Minister (1948-1962).
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Prafulla Chandra Ghosh briefly served as the first Chief Minister of West Bengal for a short period around independence in August 1947, before Bidhan Chandra Roy took over as the state's longer-serving and more well-known Chief Minister from January 1948. Because Ghosh's tenure was brief, many people mistakenly credit Roy as the first CM, but Ghosh holds that distinction chronologically.