Chief Minister of Karnataka

Template:Short description Template:Featured list Template:Use Indian English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox political post The chief minister of Karnataka is the chief executive officer of the government of the Indian state of Karnataka. As per the Constitution of India, the governor of Karnataka is the state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister, a template applicable to all other Indian states. Following elections to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, the governor usually invites the political party (or a coalition of political parties) with a majority of assembly seats to form the government in the state. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the assembly. Given that he/she has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years, renewable, and is subject to no term limits.<ref name="term1">Template:Cite book</ref>

Historically, this office replaced that of the dewan of Mysore of the erstwhile Kingdom of Mysore with India's constitution into a republic. Since 1947, there have been a total of twenty-three chief ministers of Mysore (as the state was known before 1 November 1973) and Karnataka. A majority of them belonged to the Indian National Congress (INC) party, including the inaugural officeholder K. C. Reddy. The longest-serving chief minister, D. Devaraj Urs, held the office for over seven years in the 1970s. INC's Veerendra Patil had the largest gap between two terms (over eighteen years). One chief minister, H. D. Deve Gowda, went on to become the eleventh prime minister of India, whereas another, B. D. Jatti, served as the country's fifth vice president. B. S. Yediyurappa who was the first chief minister from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), served as the chief minister of the state for four terms in 2007, 2008, 2018 and 2019, the only one to do so. S. R. Bommai served as the chief minister representing the Janata Parivar, whose son Basavaraj Bommai became chief minister representing the BJP in 2021 becoming the second father-son duo to serve office after HD Deve Gowda and HD Kumaraswamy. There have been six instances of president's rule in Karnataka, most recently from 2007 to 2008.

Predecessors

Diwan of Mysore

The following lists the dalvoys and dewans of Mysore from the 18th century to the 20th.

Prime ministers of Mysore State

#	Portrait	Name	Constituency	Term<ref name=":03">Chief Ministers of Karnataka since 1947. Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Archived on 6 December 2016.</ref>			Assembly<ref name=":13">Assemblies from 1952. Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Archived on 6 December 2016.</ref>	PartyTemplate:Efn
1	File:K. C. Reddy.jpg	K. Chengalaraya Reddy	N/A	25 October 1947	26 January 1950	Template:Ayd	Not established yet	Indian National Congress	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |

Chief ministers of Mysore State

#	Portrait	Name	Constituency	Term<ref name=":03"/>			Assembly<ref name=":13"/>	PartyTemplate:Efn
1	File:K. C. Reddy.jpg	K. Chengalaraya Reddy	N/A	26 January 1950	30 March 1952	Template:Ayd	Not established yet	Indian National Congress	rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
2	File:Kengal Hanumanthaiah.gif	Kengal Hanumanthaiah	Ramanagara	30 March 1952	19 August 1956	Template:Age in years and days	1st (1952 election) continued...
3		Kadidal Manjappa	Tirthahalli	19 August 1956	31 October 1956	Template:Age in years and days

Chief Minister of Coorg State

#	Portrait	Name	Constituency	Term<ref name=":03"/>			Assembly (Template:Small)	PartyTemplate:Efn
1	File:C M Poonacha.gif	C. M. Poonacha	Berriath Nad	27 March 1952	31 October 1956	Template:Age in years and days	1st (1952)	Indian National Congress	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |

Chief ministers of Karnataka

#	Portrait	Name	Constituency	Term<ref name=":03"/>			Assembly<ref name=":13"/>	PartyTemplate:Efn
	Chief Minister of Mysore (following the state's reorganization)Template:Efn
1	File:Siddavanahalli Nijalingappa stamp (cropped).jpg	S. Nijalingappa	Molakalmuru	31 October 1956	16 May 1958	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small 1st Template:Small	Indian National Congress	rowspan="6" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
							2nd
2	File:Basappa Danappa Jatti, 5th Vice President of India.jpg	B. D. Jatti	Jamkhandi	16 May 1958	14 March 1962	Template:Age in years and days
3		S. R. Kanthi	Hungund	14 March 1962	21 June 1962	Template:Age in years and days	3rd Template:Small
(1)	File:Siddavanahalli Nijalingappa stamp (cropped).jpg	S. Nijalingappa	Shiggaon	21 June 1962	29 May 1968	Template:Age in years and days
			Bagalkot				4th Template:Small
4	File:Veerendra Patil Lok Sabha photo.jpg	Veerendra Patil	Chincholi	29 May 1968	18 March 1971	Template:Age in years and days		Indian National Congress (O)	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
Template:En dash	File:Emblem of India.svg	VacantTemplate:Efn (President's rule)	N/A	18 March 1971	20 March 1972	Template:Age in years and days	Dissolved	N/A
5	File:Devaraj Urs (cropped).JPG	D. Devaraj UrsTemplate:Efn	Hunsur	20 March 1972	31 December 1977	Template:Age in years and days	5th Template:Small	Indian National Congress (R)	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
Template:En dash	File:Emblem of India.svg	VacantTemplate:Efn (President's rule)	N/A	31 December 1977	28 February 1978	Template:Age in years and days	Dissolved	N/A
(5)	File:Devaraj Urs (cropped).JPG	D. Devaraj Urs	Hunsur	28 February 1978	12 January 1980	Template:Age in years and days	6th Template:Small	Indian National Congress	rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
6		R. Gundu Rao	Somwarpet	12 January 1980	10 January 1983	Template:Age in years and days
7	File:Ramakrishna Hegde portrait.jpg	Ramakrishna Hegde	Kanakapura	10 January 1983	7 March 1985Template:Efn	Template:Age in years and days	7th Template:Small	Janata Party	rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
			Basavanagudi	8 March 1985	13 August 1988Template:Efn		8th Template:Small
8	File:Somappa Rayappa Bommai 132.jpg	S. R. Bommai	Hubli Rural	13 August 1988	21 April 1989	Template:Age in years and days
Template:En dash	File:Emblem of India.svg	VacantTemplate:Efn (President's rule)	N/A	21 April 1989	30 November 1989	Template:Age in years and days	Dissolved	N/A
(4)	File:Veerendra Patil Lok Sabha photo.jpg	Veerendra Patil	Chincholi	30 November 1989	10 October 1990	Template:Age in years and days	9th Template:Small	Indian National Congress	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
Template:En dash	File:Emblem of India.svg	VacantTemplate:Efn (President's rule)	N/A	10 October 1990	17 October 1990	Template:Age in years and days		N/A
9		Sarekoppa Bangarappa	Sorab	17 October 1990	19 November 1992	Template:Age in years and days		Indian National Congress	rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
10	File:M. Veerappa Moily addressing a Press Conference on Electoral Reforms (cropped).jpg	Veerappa Moily	Karkal	19 November 1992	11 December 1994	Template:Age in years and days
11	File:H. D. Deve Gowda BNC.jpg	H. D. Deve Gowda	Ramanagaram	11 December 1994	31 May 1996	Template:Age in years and days	10th Template:Small	Janata Dal	rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
12		J. H. Patel	Channagiri	31 May 1996	11 October 1999	Template:Age in years and days
13	File:SMKrishna.jpg	S. M. Krishna	Maddur	11 October 1999	28 May 2004	Template:Age in years and days	11th Template:Small	Indian National Congress	rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
14	File:The Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri Dharam Singh meeting with the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia to finalize Annual Plan 2005-06 of the State in Delhi on January 19, 2005 (cropped).jpg	Dharam Singh	Jevargi	28 May 2004	3 February 2006	Template:Age in years and days	12th Template:Small
15	File:H. D. Kumaraswamy meets union Minister.jpg	H. D. Kumaraswamy	Ramanagaram	3 February 2006	8 October 2007	Template:Age in years and days		Janata Dal (Secular)	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
Template:En dash	File:Emblem of India.svg	VacantTemplate:Efn (President's rule)	N/A	8 October 2007	12 November 2007	Template:Age in years and days		N/A
16	File:The Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri B.S. Yediyurappa meeting with the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia to finalize annual plan 2008-09 of the State, in New Delhi on August 12, 2008 (1) (cropped).jpg	B. S. Yediyurappa	Shikaripura	12 November 2007	19 November 2007	Template:Age in years and days		Bharatiya Janata Party	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
Template:En dash	File:Emblem of India.svg	VacantTemplate:Efn (President's rule)	N/A	19 November 2007	29 May 2008	Template:Age in years and days	Dissolved	N/A
(16)	File:The Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri B.S. Yediyurappa meeting with the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia to finalize annual plan 2008-09 of the State, in New Delhi on August 12, 2008 (1) (cropped).jpg	B. S. Yediyurappa	Shikaripura	30 May 2008	5 August 2011	Template:Age in years and days	13th Template:Small	Bharatiya Janata Party	rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
17	File:Sadananda Gowda.jpg	Sadananda Gowda	MLC	5 August 2011	12 July 2012	Template:Age in years and days
18	File:Jagdish Shettar, in Belagavi, Karnataka on November 13, 2016 (1) (cropped).jpg	Jagadish Shettar	Hubli-Dharwad Central	12 July 2012	13 May 2013	Template:Age in years and days
19	File:The Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah visits PMO.jpg	Siddaramaiah	Varuna	13 May 2013	17 May 2018	Template:Age in years and days	14th Template:Small	Indian National Congress	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
(16)	File:The Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri B.S. Yediyurappa meeting with the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia to finalize annual plan 2008-09 of the State, in New Delhi on August 12, 2008 (1) (cropped).jpg	B. S. Yediyurappa	Shikaripura	17 May 2018	23 May 2018	Template:Age in years and days	15th Template:Small	Bharatiya Janata Party	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
(15)	File:H. D. Kumaraswamy meets union Minister.jpg	H. D. Kumaraswamy	Channapatna	23 May 2018	26 July 2019	Template:Age in years and days		Janata Dal (Secular)	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
(16)	File:The Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri B.S. Yediyurappa meeting with the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia to finalize annual plan 2008-09 of the State, in New Delhi on August 12, 2008 (1) (cropped).jpg	B. S. Yediyurappa	Shikaripura	26 July 2019	28 July 2021	Template:Age in years and days		Bharatiya Janata Party	rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
20	File:Shri Basavaraj Bommai calling on the Union Minister for Defence, Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on July 30 2021.jpg	Basavaraj Bommai	Shiggaon	28 July 2021	20 May 2023	Template:Age in years and days
(19)	File:The Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah visits PMO.jpg	Siddaramaiah	Varuna	20 May 2023	Incumbent	Template:Age in years and days	16th Template:Small	Indian National Congress	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |

Statistics

#	Name	Party		Length of term
				Longest continuous term	Total tenure
1	D. Devaraj Urs	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	INC / INC(R)	Template:Age in years and days	7 years, 239 days
2	Siddaramaiah	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	INC	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Age in years and days
3	S. Nijalingappa	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	INC	Template:Age in years and days	7 years, 175 days
4	Ramakrishna Hegde	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	JP	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Age in years and days
5	B. S. Yediyurappa	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	BJP	Template:Age in years and days	5 years, 82 days
6	S. M. Krishna	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	INC	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Age in years and days
7	B. D. Jatti	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	INC	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Age in years and days
8	Veerendra Patil	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	INC / INC(O)	Template:Age in years and days	3 years, 242 days
9	J. H. Patel	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	JD	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Age in years and days
10	R. Gundu Rao	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	INC	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Age in years and days
11	H. D. Kumaraswamy	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	JD(S)	Template:Age in years and days	2 years, 311 days
12	Sarekoppa Bangarappa	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	INC	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Age in years and days
13	Veerappa Moily	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	INC	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Age in years and days
14	Basavaraj Bommai	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	BJP	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Age in years and days
15	Dharam Singh	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	INC	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Age in years and days
16	H. D. Deve Gowda	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	JD	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Age in years and days
17	Sadananda Gowda	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	BJP	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Age in years and days
18	Jagadish Shettar	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	BJP	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Age in years and days
19	S. R. Bommai	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	JP	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Age in years and days
20	S. R. Kanthi	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	INC	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Age in years and days
	President's Rule	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Template:Ndash	1 year, 1 day	2 years, 121 days

List by party

Political parties by total time-span of their member holding CMO (28 January 2026)

Political party	Number of chief ministers	Total years of holding CMO
Indian National Congress including INC(I) / INC(O) / INC(R)	11	43 years, 335 days
Bharatiya Janata Party	4	8 years, 295 days
Janata Dal	2	4 years, 305 days
Janata Party	2	6 years, 132 days
Janata Dal (Secular)	1	2 years, 311 days

Parties by total duration (in years) of holding Chief Minister's Office

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See also

• Dewan of Mysore
• List of Diwans of Mysore
• List of deputy chief ministers of Karnataka