Jyoti Basu, 6th Chief Minister of West Bengal (1977-2000) Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, 7th Chief Minister of West Bengal (2000–11) Bishnu Ram Medhi, Chief Minister of Assam (1950–57)[2][3] Siddhartha Shankar Ray, 5th Chief Minister of West Bengal (1972–77); Education Minister of India; Governor of Punjab; Ambassador to U.S.A. Anugrah Narayan Sinha, 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar (1946–57)