List of All Chief Ministers of Karnataka Download PDF
A chief minister of state is an elected appointed head of State government and is a sub-national entity, for instance, an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Here, you will find The complete List of Chief Ministers of Karnataka who has served between 1947 and 2021.
Chief Ministers of Karnataka State List
| S.N. | Chief Ministers | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. Chengalaraya Reddy (INC) | 25 Oct 1947 – 30 March 1952 |
| 2 | Kengal Hanumanthaiah (INC) | 30 March 1952 – 19 Aug 1956 |
| 3 | Kadidal Manjappa (INC) | 19 Aug 1956 – 31 Oct 1956 |
| 4 | S. Nijalingappa (INC) | 1 Nov 1956 – 10 April 1957 |
| 5 | S. Nijalingappa (INC) | 10 April 1957 – 16 May 1958 |
| 6 | B. D. Jatti (INC) | 16 May 1958 – 9 March 1962 |
| 7 | S. R. Kanthi (INC) | 14 March 1962 – 20 June 1962 |
| 8 | S. Nijalingappa (INC) | 21 June 1962 – 3 March 1967 |
| 9 | S. Nijalingappa | 3 March 1967 – 29 May 1968 |
| 10 | Veerendra Patil (INC) | 29 May 1968 – 18 March 1971 |
| President’s rule | 19 March 1971 – 20 March 1972 | |
| 11 | D. Devaraj Urs (INC) | 20 March 1972 – 31 Dec 1977 |
| President’s rule | 31 Dec 1977 – 28 Feb 1978 | |
| 12 | D. Devaraj Urs (INC) | 28 Feb 1978 – 7 Jan 1980 |
| 13 | R. Gundu Rao (INC) | 12 Jan 1980 – 6 Jan 1983 |
| 14 | Ramakrishna Hegde (JNP) | 10 Jan 1983 – 29 Dec 1984 |
| 15 | Ramakrishna Hegde (JNP) | 8 March 1985 – 13 Feb 1986 |
| 16 | Ramakrishna Hegde (JNP) | 16 Feb 1986 – 10 Aug 1988 |
| 17 | S. R. Bommai (JNP) | 13 Aug 1988 – 21 April 1989 |
| President’s rule | 21 April 1989 – 30 Nov 1989 | |
| 18 | Veerendra Patil (INC) | 30 Nov 1989 – 10 Oct 1990 |
| President’s rule | 10 Oct 1990 – 17 Oct 1990 | |
| 19 | S. Bangarappa (INC) | 17 Oct 1990 – 19 Nov 1992 |
| 20 | M. Veerappa Moily (INC) | 19 Nov 1992 – 11 Dec 1994 |
| 21 | H. D. Deve Gowda (JD) | 11 Dec 1994 – 31 May 1996 |
| 22 | J. H. Patel (JD) | 31 May 1996 – 7 Oct 1999 |
| 23 | S. M. Krishna (INC) | 11 Oct 1999 – 28 May 2004 |
| 24 | Dharam Singh (JD – INC) | 28 May 2004 – 28 Jan 2006 |
| 25 | H. D. Kumaraswamy (BJP- JDS) | 3 February 2006 – 8 Oct 2007 |
| President’s rule | 9 Oct 2007 – 11 Nov 2007 | |
| 26 | B. S. Yeddyurappa (BJP) | 12 Nov 2007 – 19 Nov 2007 |
| President’s rule | 20 Nov 2007 – 29 May 2008 | |
| 27 | B. S. Yeddyurappa (BJP) | 30 May 2008 – 31 July 2011 |
| 28 | D. V. Sadananda Gowda (BJP) | 4 August 2011 – 12 July 2012 |
| 29 | Jagadish Shettar (BJP) | 12 July 2012 – 12 May 2013 |
| 30 | Siddaramaiah (INC) | 13 May 2013 – 15 May 2018 |
| 31 | H. D. Kumaraswamy (Janata Dal) | 23 May 2018 – Till Now |