List of Chief Ministers of Karnataka (1947-2021)
After B.S. Yediyurappa resigned from the Chief Ministerial post, Basavaraj Bommai was sworn in as the 23rd Chief Minister of Karnataka at 11 p.m. at the Raj Bhawan today. Just like the outgoing Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, the new Chief Minister of the state too belongs to the politically influential Lingayat community.
ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ ವಚನ ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸಲಿರುವ ಶ್ರೀ @BSBommai ಅವರಿಗೆ ಹೃತ್ಪೂರ್ವಕ ಅಭಿನಂದನೆಗಳು. ಪಕ್ಷದ ಎಲ್ಲ ನಾಯಕರ ಬೆಂಬಲದೊಂದಿಗೆ, ಲಕ್ಷಾಂತರ ಕಾರ್ಯಕರ್ತರ ಆಶೀರ್ವಾದದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಆಡಳಿತದ ಚುಕ್ಕಾಣಿ ಹಿಡಿಯಲಿರುವ ಬೊಮ್ಮಾಯಿ ಅವರ ಸಮರ್ಥ, ಯಶಸ್ವಿ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಣೆಗೆ ಹಾರೈಸುತ್ತೇನೆ. pic.twitter.com/bTAwwsADtt
— B.S. Yediyurappa (@BSYBJP) July 27, 2021
B.S. Yediyurappa announced his resignation from the post of Chief Minister of the state on 26 July 2021, two years later when he formed the government in the state. He tendered his resignation to the Governor at Raj Bhawan.
K.Chengalaraya Reddy of Congress was the first Chief Minister of the (Mysore) Karnataka state. Reddy served as the Chief Minister (CM) from October 25, 1947, to March 30, 1952. President's rule had been imposed 6 times in Karnataka, most recently was from November 20, 2007 – May 29, 2008.
| Karnataka state was formed on 25 October 1947. Since its formation, the state was known as the Mysore which was renamed Karnataka on1 November 1973. |
In this article, we have published the names of all the Chief Ministers of the Karnataka state.
1. Name: K. Chengalaraya Reddy
Party: Congress
Tenure: October 25, 1947 – March 30, 1952
2. Name: Kengal Hanumanthaiah
Party: Congress
Tenure: March 30, 1952 – August 19, 1956
3. Name: Kadidal Manjappa
Party: Congress
Tenure: 19 August 1956 – 31 October 1956
4. Name: S. Nijalingappa
Party: Congress
Tenure: 1 November 1956 – 16 May 1958
5. Name: B. D. Jatti
Party: Congress
Tenure: 16 May 1958 – 9 March 1962
6. Name: S. R. Kanthi
Party: Congress
Tenure: 14 March 1962 – 20 June 1962
7. Name: Veerendra Patil
Party: Congress
Tenure: 29 May 1968 – 18 March 1971
8. Name: D. Devaraj Urs
Party: Congress
Tenure: 20 March 1972 – 31 December 1977, 28 February 1978 - 7 January 1980
9. Name: R. Gundu Rao
Party: Congress
Tenure: 12 January 1980 – 6 January 1983
10. Name: Ramakrishna Hegde
Party: Janata Party
Tenure: 10 January 1983 - 10 August 1988
Here is the complete list of the all the Chief Ministers of the Karnataka
| S.N. |
Name |
Party /Period |
| 1 |
K. Chengalaraya Reddy |
Congress, October 25, 1947 – March 30, 1952 |
| 2 |
Kengal Hanumanthaiah |
Congress, March 30, 1952 – August 19, 1956 |
| 3 |
Kadidal Manjappa |
Congress, August 19, 1956 – October 31, 1956 |
| 4 |
S. Nijalingappa |
Congress, November 1, 1956 – May 16, 1958 |
| 5 |
B.D. Jatti |
Congress, May 16, 1958 – March 9, 1962 |
| 6 |
S.R. Kanthi |
Congress, March 14, 1962 – June 20, 1962 |
| (4) |
S. Nijalingappa |
Congress, June 21, 1962 – May 28, 1968 |
| 7 |
Veerendra Patil |
Congress, May 29, 1968 – March 18, 1971 |
|
|
President's Rule |
19 March 1971 – 20 March 1972 |
| 8 | D. Devaraj Urs |
Congress, March 20, 1972 – December 31, 1977 |
| President's Rule |
December 31, 1977 – February 28, 1978 |
|
| (8) | D. Devaraj Urs |
Congress, February 28, 1978 – January 7, 1980 |
| 9 |
R. Gundu Rao |
Congress, January 12, 1980 – January 6, 1983 |
| 10 |
Ramakrishna Hegde |
Janata Party, January 10, 1983 – August 10, 1988 |
| 11 |
S.R. Bommai |
Janata Party, August 13, 1988 – April 21, 1989 |
| President's Rule |
April 21, 1989 – November 30, 1989 |
|
| (7) | Veerendra Patil |
Congress, November 30, 1989 – October 10, 1990 |
| President's Rule |
October 10, 1990 – October 17, 1990 |
|
| 12 |
S. Bangarappa |
Congress, October 17, 1990 – November 19, 1992 |
| 13 |
M. Veerappa Moily |
Congress, November 19, 1992 – December 11, 1994 |
| 14 |
H.D. Deve Gowda |
Janata Dal, December 11, 1994 – May 31, 1996 |
| 15 |
J.H. Patel | Janata Dal, May 31, 1996 – October 07, 1999 |
| 16 |
S.M. Krishna | Congress, October 11, 1999 – May 28, 2004 |
| 17 |
Dharam Singh |
Congress, May 28, 2004 – February 2, 2006 |
| 18 | H. D. Kumaraswamy |
JD(S), Feb 3, 2006 – October 8, 2007 |
|
|
President's Rule |
October 8, 2007 – November 12, 2007 |
| 19 |
BS Yediyurappa |
BJP, November 12, 2007 – November 19, 2007 |
| President's Rule |
November 20, 2007 – May 29, 2008 |
|
| (19) |
BS Yediyurappa |
BJP, May 30, 2008 – August 4, 2011 |
| 20 |
D.V Sadananda Gowda |
BJP, 5 August 2011 – July 11, 2012 |
| 21 |
Jagadish Shivappa Shettar |
BJP, July 12, 2012 – 8 May 2013 |
| 22 |
Siddaramaiah |
Congress, May 13, 2013 – May 15, 2018 |
| (19) |
BS Yediyurappa |
BJP, May 17, 2018 – May 23, 2018 |
| (18) |
H. D. Kumaraswamy |
JD (S), May 23, 2018 – 23 July 2019 |
| (19) |
BJP, 26 July 2019 – 26 July 2021 |
|
| 23 |
Basavaraj Bommai |
BJP, 28 July 2021-Present |
On the basis of the list given above some crucial facts can be drawn as:
1. B.S. Yediyurappa became the shortest-serving CM in 2018 (served for two and a half days).
2. The longest-serving Chief Minister was D. Devaraj Urs, he held the office for over 7 years in the 1970s.
3. As a Janata Party member, Ramakrishna Hegde served the most number (3) of discontinuous terms.
4. Congress's Veerendra Patil had the largest gap between the two terms (over 17 years).
5. B. D. Jatti served as the country's fifth Vice President.
6. H. D. Deve Gowda cut short his tenure as Chief Minister (1994–96) to become the Prime Minister of India.
