Nar Bahadur Bhandari was the former Chief Minister of Sikkim from the Sikkim Parishad Party. He was appointed in 1979, after a period of instability in the state. He held on to power in the 1984 and 1989 elections, but lost to pawan Kumar Chamling in 1994. Chamling's party, the Sikkim Democratic Front has swept all elections since then. A Chief Minister is the elected Head of Government of a state of India, a territory of Australia or a British overseas territory that has attained self-government. ... Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayas. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pawan Kumar Chamling (b. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The Sikkim Democratic Front is the largest and ruling party of the Indian state of Sikkim. ...