Claim: Like Mamata Banerjee, Morarji Desai in 1952, Tribhuvan Singh in 1970 and Shibu Soren in 2009 had become the chief ministers even after losing the presiding assembly elections.
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Verdict: morarji desai had finished second but still won the erstwhile bombay assembly election in 1952 as it was a two-member seat. so, he became the chief minister after winning the election on technicality. tribhuvan singh in 1970 and shibu soren in 2009 had become the chief minister without contesting the presiding assembly elections of uttar pradesh and jharkhand respectively.
Organisation: India Today
Author: Nayanika Sengupta
Date published: 2021-08-06T15:41:05