List Of Chief Ministers Of Karnataka + Interesting Facts

Last Updated: 22 May 2023

Since 1947, the Total number of Chief Ministers of Mysore + Karnataka is 22. Mysore was renamed Karnataka in the year 1973.

Before Mysore was renamed Karnataka, 7 Chief Ministers were Appointed till 1971. Veerendra Patil was the last Chief Minister of the State when it was named Mysore.

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Interesting Facts About Chief Ministers Of Karnataka

7 Chief Ministers were Appointed before Mysore was renamed Karnataka (1947-1971)

Veerendra Patil was the last Chief Minister of the State when it was named Mysore (29 May 1968 – 18 March 1971)

D. Devaraj Urs (20 March 1972 – 31 December 1977) was the First Chief Minister after the State was renamed Karnataka in 1973

The Majority of the Chief Ministers of Karnataka belonged to the Indian National Congress Party

K. Chengalaraya Reddy is the First Chief Minister of the State (25 October 1947 – 30 March 1952)

The Longest-Serving Chief Minister of Karnataka is D. Devaraj Urs (7 Years 234 Days)

Janata Party’s Ramakrishna Hegde is the Second Longest-Serving Chief Minister of Karnataka (5 Years 7 Months)

Veerendra Patil from Indian National Congress has the Longest Gap between Two Terms (18 years 8 months 12 days)
- First Term: 29 May 1968 – 18 March 1971 (2 Years, 293 Days)
- Second Term: 30 November 1989 – 10 October 1990 (314 Days)

H. D. Deve Gowda, The 14th Chief Minister of Karnataka became the 11th Prime Minister of India

B. D. Jatti, The 5th Chief Minister of Karnataka became the 5th Vice President of India

President’s Rule in Karnataka was appointed 6 Times. The last Rule was between 20 November 2007 – 29 May 2008

The Shortest President’s Rule in Karnataka was for 7 Days (10 October 1990 – 17 October 1990)

Since 1947, The Number of Chief Ministers of Mysore + Karnataka are 23 People

B. S. Yediyurappa resigned from his post of Chief Minister on 26th July 2021, exactly after 2 Years of service

B. S. Yediyurappa was the first BJP Chief Minister of Karnataka while Basavaraj Bommai is the second

Read the List of Chief Ministers Of Karnataka and Interesting Facts below:

List Of Chief Ministers Of Karnataka

Chief Ministers Of Mysore

No.	Chief Minister	Term In	Term Out	Party
1	K. Chengalaraya Reddy (Mysuru State)	25 Oct 1947	30 Mar 1952	INC
2	K. Hanumanthaiah (Ramanagara)	30 Mar 1952	19 Aug 1956	INC
3	Kadidal Manjappa (Theerthahalli)	19 Aug 1956	31 Oct 1956	INC

Chief Ministers Of Coorg State

No.	Chief Minister	Term In	Term Out	Party
1	C. M. Poonacha (Berriath Nad)	27 Mar 1952	31 Oct 1956	INC

Chief Ministers Of Mysore

No.	Chief Minister	Term In	Term Out	Party
4	S. Nijalingappa^[1] (Molakalmuru)	01 Nov 1956	16 May 1958	INC
5	B. D. Jatti (Jamkhandi)	16 May 1958	09 Mar 1962	INC
6	S. R. Kanthi (Hungud)	14 Mar 1962	20 Jun 1962	INC
	S. Nijalingappa^[2] (Shiggaon)	21 June 1962	28 May 1968	INC
7	Veerendra Patil^[1] (Chincholi)	29 May 1968	18 Mar 1971	INC (0)
~	President’s Rule	19 Mar 1971	20 Mar 1972	⟰

Chief Ministers Of Karnataka

After Mysore Was Renames As Karnataka

No.	Chief Minister	Term In	Term Out	Party
8	D. Devaraj Urs^[1] (Hunsur)	20 Mar 1972	31 Dec 1977	INC
~	President’s Rule	31 Dec 1977	28 Feb 1978	⟰
	D. Devaraj Urs^[2] (Hunsur)	28 Feb 1978	07 Jan 1980	INC (I)
9	R. Gundu Rao (Somwarpet)	12 Jan 1980	06 Jan 1983	INC (I)
10	Ramakrishna Hegde (Basavanagudi)	10 Jan 1983	10 Aug 1988	JP
11	S. R. Bommai (Hubli Rural)	13 Aug 1988	21 Apr 1989	JP
~	President’s Rule	21 Apr 1989	30 Nov 1989	⟰
	Veerendra Patil^[2] (Chincholi)	30 Nov 1989	10 Oct 1990	INC
~	President’s Rule	10 Oct 1990	17 Oct 1990	⟰
12	S. Bangarappa (Soraba)	17 Oct 1990	19 Nov 1992	INC
13	M. Veerappa Moily (Karkala)	19 Nov 1992	11 Dec 1994	INC
14	H. D. Deve Gowda (Ramanagara)	11 Dec 1994	31 May 1996	JD
15	J. H. Patel (Channagiri)	31 May 1996	07 Oct 1999	JD
16	S. M. Krishna (Maddur)	11 Oct 1999	28 May 2004	INC
17	Dharam Singh (Jevargi)	28 May 2004	02 Feb 2006	INC
18	H. D. Kumaraswamy^[1] (Ramanagara)	03 Feb 2006	08 Oct 2007	JD (S)
~	President’s Rule	08 Oct 2007	12 Nov 2007	⟰
19	B. S. Yediyurappa^[1] (Shikaripura)	12 Nov 2007	19 Nov 2007	BJP
~	President’s Rule	20 Nov 2007	29 May 2008	⟰
	B. S. Yediyurappa^[2] (Shikaripura)	30 May 2008	04 Aug 2011	BJP
20	D. V. Sadananda Gowda (MLC)	05 Aug 2011	11 July 2012	BJP
21	Jagadish Shettar (Hubli-Dharwad-Central)	12 July 2012	12 May 2013	BJP
22	Siddaramaiah (Varuna)	13 May 2013	15 May 2018	INC
	B. S. Yediyurappa^[3] (Shikaripura)	17 May 2018	23 May 2018	BJP
	H. D. Kumaraswamy^[2] (Channapatna)	23 May 2018	23 July 2019	JD (S)
	B. S. Yediyurappa^[4] (Shikaripura)	26 July 2019	26 July 2021	BJP
23	Basavaraj Bommai (Shiggaon)	28 July 2021	20 May 2023	BJP
	Siddaramaiah^[2]	20 May 2023	Incumbent	INC

President’s Rule In Karnataka

Rule	From	Up To	Days
1st	19 Mar 1971	20 Mar 1972	1 Year 1 Day
2nd	31 Dec 1977	28 Feb 1978	59 Days
3rd	21 Apr 1989	30 Nov 1989	193 Days
4th	10 Oct 1990	17 Oct 1990	7 Days
5th	08 Oct 2007	12 Nov 2007	35 Days
6th	20 Nov 2007	29 May 2008	191 Days

Party Full Forms

No.	Party	Full-Form
1	BJP	Bharatiya Janata Party
2	INC	Indian National Congress
3	INC (I)	Indian National Congress (Indira)
4	INC (O)	Indian National Congress (Organisation)
5	JD	Janata Dal
6	JD (S)	Janata Dal (Secular)
7	JP	Janata Party