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was the first state to have a non-Congress government in independent India.

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Bihar

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West Bengal

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Kerala

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The correct option is C Kerala
The Communist Party of India was one of the first opponents of the Indian National Congress in India. The party succeeded in defeating Congress in 1957 in a state election. Thus, it formed the first non-Congress state government in Kerala.

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