Multiple choice general knowledge history

What was historic blunder for HIM?

  1. Be Chief Minister of West Bengal

  2. Be a Marxist

  3. Not to be a Prime Minister of India

  4. None of the Above

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Explanation

Jyoti Basu famously called his refusal to become Prime Minister in 1996 a 'historic blunder.' The Left Front rejected the offer to lead a coalition government at the center, which Basu later regretted as a missed opportunity for the Left to govern India. This became a defining moment in his political legacy.