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Who among the following has been a Chief Minister in India for longest period?

  1. Jyoti Basu

  2. Laloo Yadav

  3. K. Karunanidhi

  4. Sheikh Abdulla
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Jyoti Basu served as Chief Minister of West Bengal for 23 years (1977-2000), making him one of the longest-serving Chief Ministers in Indian history. He was a CPI(M) leader and governed West Bengal for an uninterrupted five-term period, which is the longest tenure for any CM in India's post-independence history.

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