10 Longest Serving Cheif Ministers in India
The Sikkim Democratic Front leader was the longest-serving chief minister in India. He served as the CM of Sikkim for 24 years 165 days.
This leader from Odisha served as the CM of the eastern coastal state for almost a quarter of this decade. (24 years 99 days)
CPI (Marxist) leader is in third position on the list, serving as the head of the West Bengal government for 23 years and 177 days.
The tribal leader from Arunachal Pradesh has been the state's chief minister for 22 years and 250 days from different parties like BJP and INC.
Another Congress leader served as the chief minister of Mizoram for 22 years and 60 days in three different terms.
This leader from Congress was the chief minister of Himachal Pradesh for 21 years and 13 days
Tripura’s Manik Sarkar served as the CM of the state from 1998 to 2018 (19 years 362 days)
He was an Indian writer and politician who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for almost two decades over five terms between 1969 and 2011
He was the longest-serving chief minister of Punjab(18 years 350 days). He served as the 8th Chief Minister of Punjab from 1970 to 1971, from 1977 to 1980, from 1997 to 2002, and from 2007 to 2017
He served as the chief minister of Himachal Pradesh for 18 years 83 days.