Buddhadeb Bhattacharya's vision of rapid industrialization backfired, and Trinamool Congress led by Mamata Banerjee came to power. The state witnessed the rise of BJP as a major political force but they were eventually outnumbered politically.

• Indranil Roychowdhury
• Anusua Roy Choudhury

• Jawaharlal Nehru
• Indira Gandhi
• Pratik Dutta