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How long did the Communist Party of India (Marxist) govern West Bengal?
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West Bengal
A tea plantation in Western Dooars, northern West Bengal, India.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPI(M), governed West Bengal for 34 years. The party first won a majority in the state legislative elections in 1977 and remained in power until it was defeated in 2011.123