# List of deputy chief ministers of Karnataka

The deputy chief minister of Karnataka is a member of the Cabinet in the Government of Karnataka. Not technically a constitutional office, it seldom carries any specific powers. A deputy Chief minister usually also holds a key cabinet portfolio such as home minister or finance minister. In the parliamentary system of government, According to the Constitution of India, the Governor is Karnataka's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with its Chief Minister; the position of deputy chief minister is used to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government or in times of hung assembly, when a proper chain of command is necessary
The first deputy chief minister of Karnataka was S. M. Krishna, in M. Veerappa Moily's cabinet in 1992. The office has since been only intermittently occupied. The former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is the longest serving deputy chief minister of Karnataka, who held the post on two occasions. Once during the chief minister-ship of J. H. Patel and another time when Dharam Singh was the chief minister. R. Ashoka and Eshwarappa were deputy chief minister of Karnataka, who took on the role when Jagadish Shettar was the chief minister. When H. D. Kumaraswamy formed a government in 2018, G. Parameshwara was sworn-in as the deputy chief minister. After which when B.S. Yeddyurappa formed a government in 2019, three deputy chief ministers were sworn-in, C. N. Ashwath Narayan, Govind Karjol and Laxman Savadi. For the first Karnataka witnessed three deputy chief ministers in office at the same time.
Many times there arose a proposal to make this post permanent, but nothing happened.
So far, Karnataka has witnessed 12 deputy chief ministers in nine terms; meanwhile, Siddaramaiah held the position twice.

## List of deputy chief ministers of Karnataka

| # | Name | Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Assembly (election) | Chief Minister | Party |
| 1 | S. M. Krishna | Maddur | 21 January 1993 | 9 December 1994 | 1 year, 322 days | 9th (1989 election) | M. Veerappa Moily | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | J. H. Patel | Channagiri | 11 December 1994 | 31 May 1996 | 1 year, 172 days | 10th (1994 election) | H. D. Deve Gowda | Janata Dal |
| 3 | Siddaramaiah | Chamundeshwari | 31 May 1996 | 22 July 1999 | 3 years, 52 days | 10th (1994 election) | J. H. Patel | Janata Dal |
| Vacant (22 July 1999 – 28 May 2004) |||||||||||
| (3) | Siddaramaiah | Chamundeshwari | 28 May 2004 | 5 August 2005 | 1 year, 69 days | 12th (2004 election) | Dharam Singh | Janata Dal (Secular) |
| 4 | M. P. Prakash | Hoovina Hadagali | 8 August 2005 | 28 January 2006 | 173 days | 12th (2004 election) | Dharam Singh | Janata Dal (Secular) |
| 5 | B. S. Yediyurappa | Shikaripura | 3 February 2006 | 8 October 2007 | 1 year, 253 days | 12th (2004 election) | H. D. Kumaraswamy | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Vacant (9 October 2007 – 12 July 2012) |||||||||||
| 6 | R. Ashoka | Padmanabha Nagar | 12 July 2012 | 12 May 2013 | 304 days | 13th (2008 election) | Jagadish Shettar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 6 | K. S. Eshwarappa | Shivamogga | 12 July 2012 | 12 May 2013 | 304 days | 13th (2008 election) | Jagadish Shettar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Vacant (12 May 2013 – 23 May 2018) |||||||||||
| 7 | G. Parameshwara | Koratagere | 23 May 2018 | 23 July 2019 | 1 year, 61 days | 15th (2018 election) | H. D. Kumaraswamy | Indian National Congress |
| 8 | C. N. Ashwath Narayan | Malleshwaram | 26 August 2019 | 26 July 2021 | 1 year, 340 days | 15th (2018 election) | B. S. Yediyurappa | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 8 | Govind Karjol | Mudhol | 26 August 2019 | 26 July 2021 | 1 year, 340 days | 15th (2018 election) | B. S. Yediyurappa | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 8 | Laxman Savadi | MLC | 26 August 2019 | 26 July 2021 | 1 year, 340 days | 15th (2018 election) | B. S. Yediyurappa | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Vacant (26 July 2021 – 20 May 2023) |||||||||||
| 9 | D. K. Shivakumar | Kanakapura | 20 May 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 235 days | 16th (2023 election) | Siddaramaiah | Indian National Congress |

## Statistics

| # | Deputy Chief Minister | Party | Party | Term of office | Term of office |
| # | Deputy Chief Minister | Party | Party | Longest continuous term | Total duration of deputy chief ministership |
| 1 | Siddaramaiah | | JD/JD(S) | 3 years, 52 days | 4 years, 121 days |
| 2 | C. N. Ashwath Narayan | | BJP | 1 year, 340 days | 1 year, 340 days |
| 3 | Govind Karjol | | BJP | 1 year, 340 days | 1 year, 340 days |
| 4 | Laxman Savadi | | BJP | 1 year, 340 days | 1 year, 340 days |
| 5 | S. M. Krishna | | INC | 1 year, 322 days | 1 year, 322 days |
| 6 | D. K. Shivakumar | | INC | 1 year, 235 days | 1 year, 235 days |
| 7 | G. Parameshwara | | INC | 1 year, 61 days | 1 year, 61 days |
| 8 | B. S. Yediyurappa | | BJP | 1 year, 253 days | 1 year, 253 days |
| 9 | J. H. Patel | | JD | 1 year, 172 days | 1 year, 172 days |
| 10 | K. S. Eshwarappa | | BJP | 304 days | 304 days |
| 11 | R. Ashoka | | BJP | 304 days | 304 days |
| 12 | M. P. Prakash | | JD(S) | 173 days | 173 days |