âš¡Odisha's Naveen Patnaik Replaces West Bengal's Jyoti Basu as Second-longest-serving CM in India
By PTI
Patnaik, the five-time chief minister of Odisha, took charge on March 5, 2000, and holds the post for 23 years and 138 days. Basu served as the chief minister of West Bengal from June 21, 1977 to November 5, 2000, which was 23 years and 137 days.