Manik Sarkar served as the Chief Minister of Tripura from 1998 to 2018, representing the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was one of the longest-serving Chief Ministers in India's history. The other options listed are Chief Ministers from different states: Ramesh Pokhriyal (Uttarakhand), Buddhadeb Bhattacharya (West Bengal), and Mayawati (Uttar Pradesh).