Naveen Patnaik Becomes 2nd Longest-Serving CM

July 25, 2023

Naveen Patnaik of Odisha has become the second longest serving chief minister of a state in India with a tenure of 23 years and 139 days.
Patnaik, the five-time Chief Minister of Odisha, took charge on March 5, 2000, and has been holding the post since.
He surpassed the record of former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu.
Patnaik is now second only to Pawan Kumar Chamling of Sikkim, who holds the record of being a state CM for the longest time of 24 years and 166 days between December 1994 and May 2019.