<P> Jyotirindra Basu ( 8 July 1914 -- 17 January 2010 ) ; known as Jyoti Basu was an Indian politician belonging to the Communist Party of India ( Marxist ) from West Bengal , India . He served as the Chief Minister of West Bengal state from 1977 to 2000 , making him the longest - serving Chief Minister in the country 's history . Basu was a member of the CPI ( M ) Politburo from the time of the party 's founding ( The CPI ( M ) was formed at the Seventh Congress of the Communist Party of India held in Calcutta from 31 October to 7 November 1964 ) in 1964 until 2008 . From 2008 until his death in 2010 he remained a permanent invitee to the central committee of the party . </P>
who is the longest serving chief minister in india as on jan 2015
Jyotirindra Basu