Ajoy Mukherjee

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Ajoy Mukherjee was chief minister of West Bengal, India. He formed Bangla Congress through a split in the Indian National Congress in the 1960s. 1967-1969, 1969-1971 BC was a part of the United Front governments in the state, co-governing with the Left. Ajoy Mukherjee, the BC leader, was the Chief Minister. He hailed from Tamluk.

He was awarded Padma Vibhushan award in 1977.[1]

Ajoy Mukherjee died in 1986.

Political offices
Preceded by
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Chief Minister of West Bengal
1947—1948
Succeeded by
B. C. Roy
Preceded by
Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee
Chief Minister of West Bengal
1967—1968
Succeeded by
Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee
Preceded by
Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee
Chief Minister of West Bengal
1971—1971
Succeeded by
Siddhartha Shankar Ray

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