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It’s been a long time since 1947, during this period, India saw an advent of 23 Chief Ministers in Karnataka, starting from K Chengalaraya Reddy 1947 to the current serving Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai who took oath in 2021. The state of Mysore was later officially named as “Karnataka” on 1 November 1973″ and then Devaraj Arasu was the first and longest serving Chief Minister who served for seven years in 1970.Chief Minister H. D. Deve Gowda, also became the 11th Prime Minister of India, whereas B.D.Jatti, served as the Country’s 5th Vice President. B.S. Yediyurappa was the first Chief Minister from BJP who is the fourth longest-serving CM. Karnataka has also been under Presidents rule for 6 times over a short period of time. The major ruling party during these years have been INC, BJP, JDS and JNP.
Present Ruling Party
The Congress party on May 13 clinched the State of Karnataka in a resounding victory over the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party-led government. With at least 135 seats in the bag, the party comfortably crossed the majority mark of 113 in an election widely seen as a litmus test for both parties ahead of the 2024 parliamentary polls. Meanwhile, the BJP government won only 65 seats with CM Basavaraj Bommai conceding defeat early in the day. The suspense regarding the name of the Karnataka Chief Minister has continued as the Congress party has been unable to decide to whom it should offer the top post in the state-Siddaramaiah or DK Shivakumar. The two aspirants have played an equally significant role in the victory of the Congress party in the recently held elections in which the party won 135 of the 224 assembly seats, defeating rival BJP brutally.
A comprehensive list of all the previous Chief Ministers of the state of Karnataka-
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Karnataka Chief Ministers |
Tenure of Service |
Tenure Length |
Political Party |
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| 1 | Basavaraj Bommai | 28 July 2021 – Incumbent | 1 year, 263 days | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | B. S. Yediyurappa | 26 July 2019 – 28 July 2021 | 2 years, 2 days | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3 | H. D. Kumaraswamy | 23 May 2018 – 26 July 2019 | 1 year, 64 days | Janata Dal |
| 4 | B. S. Yediyurappa | 17 May 2018 – 23 May 2018 | 6 days | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 5 | Siddaramaiah | 13 May 2013 – 17 May 2018 | 5 years, 4 days | Indian National Congress |
| 6 | Jagadish Shettar | 12 July 2012 – 13 May 2013 | 305 days | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 7 | Sadananda Gowda | 5 August 2011 – 12 July 2012 | 342 days | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 8 | B. S. Yediyurappa | 30 May 2008 – 5 August 2011 | 3 years, 67 days | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 9 | President’s Rule | 20 November 2007 – 29 May 2008 | 191 days | N/A |
| 10 | B. S. Yediyurappa | 12 November 2007 – 19 November 2007 | 7 days | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 11 | President’s Rule | 8 October 2007 – 12 November 2007 | 35 days | N/A |
| 12 | H. D. Kumaraswamy | 3 February 2006 – 8 October 2007 | 1 year, 253 days | Janata Dal |
| 13 | Dharam Singh | 28 May 2004 – 3 February 2006 | 1 year, 251 days | Indian National Congress |
| 14 | S. M. Krishna | 11 October 1999 – 28 May 2004 | 4 years, 230 days | Indian National Congress |
| 15 | J. H. Patel | 31 May 1996 – 11 October 1999 | 3 years, 133 days | Janata Dal |
| 16 | H. D. Deve Gowda | 11 December 1994 – 31 May 1996 | 1 year, 172 days | Janata Dal |
| 17 | M. Veerappa Moily | 19 November 1992 – 11 December 1994 | 2 years, 22 days | Indian National Congress |
| 18 | Sarekoppa Bangarappa | 17 October 1990 – 19 November 1992 | 2 years, 33 days | Indian National Congress |
| 19 | President’s Rule | 10 October 1990 – 17 October 1990 | 7 days | N/A |
| 20 | Veerendra Patil | 30 November 1989 – 10 October 1990 | 314 days | Indian National Congress |
| 21 | President’s Rule | 21 April 1989 – 30 November 1989 | 193 days | N/A |
| 22 | S. R. Bommai | 13 August 1988 – 21 April 1989 | 281 days | Janata Party |
| 23 | Ramakrishna Hegde | 10 January 1983 – 13 August 1988 | 5 years, 216 days | Janata Party |
| 24 | R. Gundu Rao | 12 January 1980 – 10 January 1983 | 2 years, 363 days | Indian National Congress |
| 25 | D. Devaraj Urs | 28 February 1978 – 12 January 1980 | 1 year, 318 days | Indian National Congress |
| 26 | President’s Rule | 31 December 1977 – 28 February 1978 | 59 days | N/A |
| 27 | D. Devaraj Urs | 1 November 1973 – 31 December 1977 | 4 years, 91 days | Indian National Congress |