A period of political instability followed—West Bengal witnessed three elections, four coalition governments and three stints of President's rule between 1967 and 1972—before Siddhartha Shankar Ray of the INC served a five-year term.
Periode ketidakstabilan politik menyusul—Bengal Barat mengalami tiga pemilu, empat pemerintahan koalisi dan tiga masa pemerintahan Presiden antara 1967 dan 1972—sebelum Siddhartha Shankar Ray dari partai Kongres memegang masa jabatan lima tahun.