List of Chief Ministers of Karnataka and their tenure
List of Chief Ministers of Karnataka. Karnataka was formed on 25 October 1947. Then the state was known as Mysore. It was named Karnataka on 1 November 1973. Let us tell you that K. Chengalraya Reddy of Congress was the first Chief Minister of Karnataka (Mysore) state. Reddy served as chief minister from October 25, 1947, to March 30, 1952.
President rule has been imposed in Karnataka 6 times. Recently, president rule was imposed from November 20, 2007 to May 29, 2008. The state of Karnataka was formed on 25 October 1947. Thereafter, the state was known as Mysore, which was renamed as Karnataka on 1 November 1973. From 1947 to 2024, Karnataka had 24 chief ministers. Let’s see the list of these chief ministers.
| CHIEF MINISTER | PART | TENURE |
|---|---|---|
| K. Chengalraya Reddy | Congress | 25 October 1947 – 30 March 1952 |
| Kengal Hanumanthaiah | Congress | 30 March 1952 – 19 August 1956 |
| Kadidal Manjappa | Congress | 19 August 1956 – 31 October 1956 |
| S Nijalingappa | Congress | First term: 1 November 1956 – 16 May 1958 Second term: 21 June 1962-28 May 1968 |
| BT JATTI | Congress | 16 May 1958 – 9 March 1962 |
| S R Kanthi | Congress | 14 March 1962- 20 June 1962 |
| Virendra Patil | Congress | 14 March 1962-20 June 1962 |
| D Devaraj Urs | Congress | First term: 20 March 1972 – 31 December 1977 Second term: 28 February 1978- 7 January 1980 |
| R Gundu Rao | Congress | 12 January 1980- 6 January 1983 |
| Ramakrishna Hegde | Janata Party | 10 January 1983 – 10 August 1988 |
| SR Bommai | Janata Party | 13 August 1988 – 21 April 1989 |
| S Bangarappa | Congress | 17 October 1990 – 19 November 1992 |
| M Veerappa Moily | Congress | 19 November 1992 – 11 December 1994 |
| H D Devegowda | Janata Dal | 11 December 1994 – 31 May 1996 |
| JH Patel | Janata Dal | 31 May 1996 – 7 October 1999 |
| S M Krishna | Congress | 11 October 1999 – 28 May 2004 |
| Dharam Singh | Congress | 28 May 2004 – 2 February 2006 |
| H D Kumaraswamy | JD(S) | First term: 3 February 2006 – 8 October 2007 Second term: 23 May 2018 to 23 July 2019 |
| BS Yediyurappa | BJP | First term- 12 November 2007 – 19 November 2007Second term- 30 May 2008- 4 August 2011Third term- 17 May 2018 -23 May 2018Fourth term – 26 July 2019 to 26 July 2021 |
| DV Sadananda Gowda | BJP | 5 August 2011 – 11 July 2012 |
| Jagadish Shettar | BJP | 12 July 2012 – 8 May 2013 |
| siddaramaiah | Congress | 13 May 2013 – 15 May 2018 |
| Basavaraj Bommai | BJP | 28 July 2021-20 May 2023 |
| siddaramaiah | Congress | 20 May 2023 -PRESENT |
President’s rule was imposed six times in Karnataka. President’s rule was imposed for the first time from 19 March 1971 to 20 March 1972. The Second President’s rule was imposed from 31 December 1977 to 28 February 1978. President’s rule for the third time from 21 April 1989 to 30 November 1989. President’s rule for the fourth time from 10 October 1990 to 17 October 1990. President’s rule for the fifth time from 8 October 2007 to 12 November 2007. President’s rule for the sixth time from 20 November 2007 to 29 May 2008.
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