The List of Chief Ministers of Karnataka (1947-2020)
Karnataka state was formed on 25 October 1947. Since its formation, the state was known as the Mysore. Mysore is known as the Karnataka since 1 November 1973.
K.Chengalaraya Reddy of Congress was the first Chief Minister of the (Mysore) Karnataka state. Mr. Reddy served as the Chief Minister (CM) from October 25, 1947, to March 30, 1952.
President's rule had been imposed 6 times in the Karnataka; most recently was from November 20, 2007 – May 29, 2008.
B. S.Yeddyurappa of BJP is the current Chief Minister of Karnataka. It is worth to mention that the majority of CMs of Karnataka belongs to the Indian National Congress Party.
In this article we are publishing 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
9. Name: R. Gundu Rao
Party: Congress
Tenure: 12 January 1980 – 6 January 1983
10. Name: Ramakrishna Hegde
Party: Janata Party
Tenure: 8 March 1985 – 13 February 1986
Here is the complete list of the all the Chief Ministers of the Karnatak;
| 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 – April 10, 1957 |
| 5 |
S. Nijalingappa |
Congress, April 10, 1957 – May 16, 1958 |
| 6 |
B.D. Jatti |
Congress, May 16, 1958 – March 9, 1962 |
| 7 |
S.R. Kanthi |
Congress, March 14, 1962 – June 20, 1962 |
| 8 |
S. Nijalingappa |
Congress, June 21, 1962 – March 3, 1967 |
| 9 |
S. Nijalingappa |
Congress, March 3, 1967 – May 29, 1968 |
| 10 |
Veerendra Patil |
Congress, May 29, 1968 – March 18, 1971 |
| Presidents Rule |
March 19, 1971 – March 20, 1972 |
|
| 11 |
D. Devaraj Urs |
Congress, March 20, 1972 – December 31, 1977 |
| Presidents Rule |
December 31, 1977 – February 28, 1978 |
|
| 12 |
D. Devaraj Urs |
Congress, February 28, 1978 – January 7, 1980 |
| 13 |
R. Gundu Rao |
Congress, January 12, 1980 – January 6, 1983 |
| 14 |
Ramakrishna Hegde |
Janata Party, January 10, 1983 – December 29, 1984 |
| 15 |
Ramakrishna Hegde |
Janata Party, March 8, 1985 – February 13, 1986 |
| 16 |
Ramakrishna Hegde |
Janata Party, February 16, 1986 – August 10, 1988 |
| 17 |
S.R. Bommai |
Janata Party, August 13, 1988 – April 21, 1989 |
| Presidents Rule |
April 21, 1989 – November 30, 1989 |
|
| 18 |
Veerendra Patil |
Congress, November 30, 1989 – October 10, 1990 |
| Presidents Rule |
October 10, 1990 – October 17, 1990 |
|
| 19 |
S. Bangarappa |
Congress, October 17, 1990 – November 19, 1992 |
| 20 |
M. Veerappa Moily |
Congress, November 19, 1992 – December 11, 1994 |
| 21 |
H.D. Deve Gowda |
Janata Dal, December 11, 1994 – May 31, 1996 |
| 22 |
J.H. Patel |
Janata Dal, May 31, 1996 – October 07, 1999 |
| 23 |
S.M. Krishna |
Congress, October 11, 1999 – May 28, 2004 |
| 24 |
Dharam Singh |
Congress[Congress-JD(s) coalition], May 28, 2004 – Jan 27, 2006 |
| 25 |
H. D. Kumaraswamy |
JD(s) [BJP-JD(s) coalition], Feb 3, 2006 – October 8, 2007 |
| October 9, 2007 – November 8, 2007 |
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| 26 |
B S Yeddyurappa |
BJP [BJP-JD(s) coalition], Nov.12, 2007 – Nov. 19, 2007 |
| Presidents Rule |
November 20, 2007 – May 29, 2008 |
|
| 27 |
B S Yeddyurappa |
BJP, May 30, 2008 – July 31, 2011 |
| 28 |
D.V Sadananda Gowda |
BJP, August 4, 2011 – July 11, 2012 |
| 29 |
Jagadish Shivappa Shettar |
BJP, July 12, 2012 – 8 May 2013 |
| 30 |
Siddaramaiah |
Congress, May 13, 2013 – May 15, 2018 |
| 31 |
H. D. Kumaraswamy |
Congress, May 23, 2018 – 23 July, 2019 |
| 32. |
B. S. Yeddyurappa |
BJP, 26 July 2019, Incumbent |
Note: Some persons became Chief Minister more than one time so the serial number does not represent CM in person.
On the basis of the list given above some crucial facts can be drawn as;
1. S. Nijalingappa of the Congress Party became Chief Minister for 4 times.
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 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.
Worth to mention that the H.D. Kumaraswami government of Janta Dal-Secular has lost its majority in the floor test. So BJP formed the government. B. S. Yeddyurappa is the incumbent Chief Minister of Karnataka. He is serving on the post since 26 July 2019.