| 1. Buddhadeb Bhattacharya was a Polit Bureau Member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) from 2002 to 2015. |
| 2. He served as the eighth Chief Minister of West Bengal from 2000 to 2011. |
| 3. For twenty-four years, he was the MLA of the Jadavpur constituency in West Bengal. |
| 4. During his Chief Minister tenure, Buddhadeb Bhattacharya aimed to industrialize West Bengal and signed a deal with Tata Motors for producing the Nano car. |
| 5. Sukanta Bhattacharya, a notable Indian poet, was the cousin of his father. |
| 6. In 1966, Buddhadeb Bhattacharya entered politics and joined CPIM. |
| 7. He won from the Jadavpur constituency of West Bengal in 1987 and became the minister of information and culture. |
| 8. Buddhadeb Bhattacharya focused on industrializing West Bengal by engaging foreign and national capital and initiating projects like the Tata Nano plant in Singur. |
| 9. After the 2011 state assembly elections, he was relieved from his positions on the Politburo and Central Committee. |
| 10. Buddhadeb Bhattacharya is renowned for translating Gabriel Garcia Marquez's works into Bengali. |
| 11. In December 2021, he was hospitalized at Woodlands Hospital in West Bengal for respiratory treatment. |
| 12. Buddhadeb Bhattacharya was a Politburo Member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) from 2000 onwards. |
| 13. He served as the 7th Chief Minister of West Bengal from 2000 to 2011. |
| 14. Sukanta Bhattacharya, a notable Indian poet known as the 'rebel poet', was his uncle and profoundly influenced him. |
| 15. After the 2011 state assembly elections, the Left Front lost power after 34 years of continuous rule. |
| 16. He was known for his literary acumen and often quoted Rabindranath Tagore. |
| 17. He led a modest lifestyle, residing in a two-room government flat throughout his career. |
| 18. In 2022, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Indian government, which he declined citing his political principles. |
