# Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) is the unit of the Indian National Congress for the state of Karnataka. Its head office is situated at the Congress Bhawan, Queens Road, Bengaluru. It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the state, as well as selecting candidates for local, state, and national elections.
The current president of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee is D. K. Shivakumar. The committee has been involved in several political events in the state's history, including the formation of the first democratically elected government in the state in 1952.

## Electoral performance
### Karnataka Legislative Assembly

| Year | Party leader | Seats won | Change in seats | Outcome |
| Mysore State |||||
| 1952 | K. Chengalaraya Reddy | 74 / 99 | 74 | Government |
| 1957 | S. Nijalingappa | 150 / 208 | 76 | Government |
| 1962 | S. R. Kanthi | 138 / 208 | 12 | Government |
| 1967 | S. Nijalingappa | 126 / 216 | 12 | Government |
| 1972 | D. Devaraj Urs | 165 / 216 | 39 | Government |
| Karnataka |||||
| 1978 | D. Devaraj Urs | 149 / 224 | 16 | Government |
| 1983 | R. Gundu Rao | 82 / 224 | 67 | Opposition |
| 1985 | R. Gundu Rao | 65 / 224 | 17 | Opposition |
| 1989 | Veerendra Patil | 178 / 224 | 113 | Government |
| 1994 | Veerappa Moily | 34 / 224 | 144 | Opposition |
| 1999 | S.M. Krishna | 132 / 224 | 98 | Government |
| 2004 | S.M. Krishna | 65 / 224 | 67 | Opposition |
| 2008 | Mallikarjun Kharge | 80 / 224 | 15 | Opposition |
| 2013 | Siddaramaiah | 122 / 224 | 42 | Government |
| 2018 | Siddaramaiah | 80 / 224 | 42 | Opposition |
| 2023 | Siddaramaiah | 135 / 224 | 56 | Government |

### General Elections

As Mysore
| Year | General Election | Votes Polled | Seats Won | Seat Contested | Total Seats |
| 1951 | 1st Lok Sabha | 1,509,075 | 10 | - | 11 |
| 1957 | 2nd Lok Sabha | 3,219,014 | 23 | - | 26 |
| 1962 | 3rd Lok Sabha | 3,381,276 | 25 | - | 26 |
| 1967 | 4th Lok Sabha | 3,755,339 | 18 | - | 27 |
| 1971 | 5th Lok Sabha | 5,418,541 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
As Karnataka
| Year | General Election | Votes Polled | Seats Won | Seat Contested | Total Seats |
| 1977 | 6th Lok Sabha | 5,833,567 | 26 | - | 28 |
| 1980 | 7th Lok Sabha | 6,154,746 | 27 | - | 28 |
| 1984 | 8th Lok Sabha | 6,974,044 | 24 | - | 28 |
| 1989 | 9th Lok Sabha | 9,008,980 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
| 1991 | 10th Lok Sabha | 6,490,020 | 23 | - | 28 |
| 1996 | 11th Lok Sabha | 5,668,988 | 5 | - | 28 |
| 1998 | 12th Lok Sabha | 7,642,756 | 9 | - | 28 |
| 1999 | 13th Lok Sabha | 10,150,765 | 18 | - | 28 |
| 2004 | 14th Lok Sabha | 9,247,605 | 8 | - | 28 |
| 2009 | 15th Lok Sabha | N.A. | 6 | - | 28 |
| 2014 | 16th Lok Sabha | N.A. | 9 | - | 28 |
| 2019 | 17th Lok Sabha | 1,12,03,016 | 1 | 20 | 28 |
| 2024 | 18th Lok Sabha | 1,12,03,016 | 9 | 28 | 28 |

## Frontal Organisation Chiefs of Karnataka PCC

| # | Name of the Organisation | Name of the President |
| 01 | Karnataka PCC President | D. K. Shivakumar |
| 02 | Karnataka PCC Working Presidents | Tanveer Sait G. C. Chandrashekhar Saleem Ahmed Ramalinga Reddy |
| 03 | Karnataka Youth Congress | Mohammed Haris Nalpad |
| 04 | Karnataka Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee | Sowmya Reddy |
| 05 | NSUI Karnataka | Kirthi Ganesh |
| 06 | Karnataka Congress Seva Dal | Ramachandra |
| 07 | INTUC Karnataka | S.S. Praksham |

## Prominent members

* Mallikarjun Kharge, AICC president, former Union Railways Minister
* D. K. Shivakumar, Deputy chief minister of Karnataka, former minister of energy, former minister for water resources of Karnataka, former minister for medical education and current KPCC president
* Sunil Kanugolu, Media Advisor to CM, KPCC
* John Paul, Secondary Media Advisor KPCC
* Siddaramaiah, Chief minister of Karnataka, former Deputy Chief minister of Karnataka
* Y Sayeed Ahmed, (1996-2003), General Secretary, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee; (2015–2021) chairman, Minority Department
* G. Parameshwara, former Deputy Chief minister of Karnataka, Home minister of Karnataka, former president of KPCC.
* Veerappa Moily, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, former Union Cabinet minister.
* Dinesh Gundu Rao, former president of KPCC, former minister for Food and Civil Supplies.
* Dr. Shivanand Hulyalkar, Spokesperson for the Indian National Congress, media in-charge, and in-charge for Karnataka for the Congress Party. He is associated with the Kalpataru Group and Sivaan Aviation Pvt. Ltd.

## Former Karnataka PCC Presidents

| # | Name of the President | Period | Duration |
| 1 | S. Channaiah | 1967–1970 | 2 |
| 2 | D. Devaraj Urs | 1970–1972 | 2 |
| 3 | K. H. Ranganath | 1972–1974 | 2 |
| 4 | K. H. Patil | 1974–Jan 1977 | 5 |
| 5 | S. B. Nagral | Jan 1977 -Jul 1977 | 1 |
| 6 | K. H. Patil | Jul 1977–1979 | 5 |
| 7 | D. Devaraj Urs | 1979-May 1979 | 1 |
| 8 | S. Bangarappa | May 1979 – 1980 | 2 |
| 9 | K. H. Rathod | 1980–1983 | 3 |
| 10 | K. Mallanna | 1983-1983 | 1 |
| 11 | K. H. Patil | 1983–1985 | 3 |
| 12 | K. H. Ranganath | 1985–1986 | 2 |
| 13 | Oscar Fernandes | 1986–1987 | 2 |
| 14 | Janardhana Poojary | 1987–1988 | 2 |
| 15 | Veerendra Patil | 1988–1989 | 2 |
| 16 | Oscar Fernandes | 1989–1992 | 4 |
| 17 | V. Krishna Rao | 1992–1995 | 4 |
| 18 | D. K. Naiker | 1995–1996 | 2 |
| 19 | Dharam Singh | 1996–1999 | 4 |
| 20 | S. M. Krishna | 1999–2000 | 2 |
| 21 | V. S. Koujalgi | 2000–2001 | 2 |
| 22 | Allum Veerabhadrappa | 2001–2003 | 3 |
| 23 | Janardhana Poojary | 2003–2005 | 3 |
| 24 | Mallikarjun Kharge | 2005–2008 | 4 |
| 25 | R. V. Deshpande | 2008–2010 | 3 |
| 26 | G. Parameshwara | 27 October 2010 - 4 July 2018 | 8 |
| 27 | Dinesh Gundu Rao | 4 July 2018 - 11 March 2020 | 2 |
| 28 | D. K. Shivakumar | 2 July 2020 - present | |

## Karnataka Indian youth Congress outreach cell

* Dr Bharath Anche