# List of leaders of the opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly

The Leader of the Opposition of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly is the politician who leads the official opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The position is currently held by R. Ashoka.

## Leaders of opposition

Source:
| # | Name | Constituency | Tenure | Tenure | Tenure | Assembly | Party |
| 1 | S. Shivappa | Shravanabelagola | 22 March 1962 | 28 January 1967 | 8 years, 229 days | 3rd (1962 election) | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1 | S. Shivappa | Shravanabelagola | 15 March 1967 | 22 February 1970 | 8 years, 229 days | 4th (1967 election) | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1 | S. Shivappa | Shravanabelagola | 23 February 1970 | 22 December 1970 | 8 years, 229 days | 4th (1967 election) | Praja Socialist Party |
| 2 | H. Siddhaveerappa | Harihar | 23 December 1970 | 14 April 1971 | 112 days | 4th (1967 election) | Indian National Congress (R) |
| 3 | H. D. Deve Gowda | Holenarasipur | 24 March 1972 | 17 March 1976 | 3 years, 359 days | 5th (1972 election) | Indian National Congress (O) |
| 4 | H. T. Krishnappa | Nagamangala | 18 March 1976 | 25 October 1976 | 221 days | 5th (1972 election) | Indian National Congress (O) |
| (3) | H. D. Deve Gowda | Holenarasipur | 18 November 1976 | 31 December 1977 | 1 year, 43 days | 5th (1972 election) | UOP |
| 5 | S. R. Bommai | Hubli Rural | 18 March 1978 | 17 July 1979 | 1 year, 121 days | 6th (1978 election) | Janata Party |
| 6 | R. Gundu Rao | Somvarpet | 17 December 1979 | 22 January 1980 | 36 days | 6th (1978 election) | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 7 | D. Devaraj Urs | Hunsur | 23 January 1980 | 11 June 1981 | 1 year, 139 days | 6th (1978 election) | Indian National Congress (U) |
| 8 | A. Lakshmisagar | Chickpet | 10 February 1982 | 8 January 1983 | 332 days | 6th (1978 election) | Janata Party |
| 9 | Veerappa Moily | Karkala | 24 January 1983 | 2 January 1985 | 1 year, 344 days | 7th (1983 election) | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 10 | Sarekoppa Bangarappa | Soraba | 18 March 1985 | 11 June 1986 | 1 year, 85 days | 8th (1985 election) | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 11 | K. S. Nagarathanamma | Gundlupet | 29 January 1987 | 21 April 1989 | 2 years, 82 days | 8th (1985 election) | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 12 | D. B. Chandregowda | Tirthahalli | 18 December 1989 | 17 August 1992 | 2 years, 243 days | 9th (1989 election) | Janata Dal |
| 13 | R. V. Deshpande | Haliyal | 18 August 1992 | 16 December 1994 | 2 years, 120 days | 9th (1989 election) | Janata Dal |
| 14 | B. S. Yediyurappa | Shikaripur | 27 December 1994 | 18 December 1996 | 1 year, 357 days | 10th (1994 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 15 | Mallikarjun Kharge | Gurmitkal | 19 December 1996 | 7 July 1999 | 2 years, 200 days | 10th (1994 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 16 | Jagadish Shettar | Hubli Rural | 26 October 1999 | 23 February 2004 | 4 years, 120 days | 11th (1999 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| (14) | B. S. Yediyurappa | Shikaripur | 9 June 2004 | 2 February 2006 | 1 year, 238 days | 12th (2004 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 17 | Dharam Singh | Jevargi | 8 February 2006 | 28 November 2007 | 1 year, 293 days | 12th (2004 election) | Indian National Congress |
| (15) | Mallikarjun Kharge | Chittapur | 5 June 2008 | 28 May 2009 | 357 days | 13th (2008 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 18 | Siddaramaiah | Varuna | 8 June 2009 | 12 May 2013 | 3 years, 338 days | 13th (2008 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 19 | H. D. Kumaraswamy | Ramanagara | 31 May 2013 | 22 January 2014 | 236 days | 14th (2013 election) | Janata Dal (Secular) |
| (16) | Jagadish Shettar | Hubli-Dharwad Central | 23 January 2014 | 17 May 2018 | 4 years, 114 days | 14th (2013 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| (14) | B. S. Yediyurappa | Shikaripura | 25 May 2018 | 26 July 2019 | 1 year, 62 days | 15th (2018 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| (18) | Siddaramaiah | Badami | 9 October 2019 | 20 May 2023 | 3 years, 223 days | 15th (2018 election) | Indian National Congress |
| Interim | Basavaraj Bommai | Shiggaon | 4 July 2023 | 17 November 2023 | 136 days | 16th (2023 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 20 | R. Ashoka | Padmanaba Nagar | 17 November 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 103 days | 16th (2023 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Statistics

| # | Opposition Leader | Party | Party | Term of office | Term of office |
| # | Opposition Leader | Party | Party | Longest continuous term | Total duration of Opposition Leader |
| 1 | Jagadish Shettar | | BJP | 4 years, 120 days | 8 years, 234 days |
| 2 | S. Shivappa | | PSP | 8 years, 229 days | 8 years, 229 days |
| 3 | Siddaramaiah | | INC | 3 years, 338 days | 7 years, 196 days |
| 4 | H. D. Deve Gowda | | INC(O) / UOP | 3 years, 359 days | 5 years, 37 days |
| 5 | Mallikarjun Kharge | | INC | 2 years, 200 days | 3 years, 192 days |
| 6 | B. S. Yediyurappa | | BJP | 1 year, 357 days | 4 years, 292 days |
| 7 | D. B. Chandregowda | | JD | 2 years, 243 days | 2 years, 243 days |
| 8 | R. V. Deshpande | | JD | 2 year, 120 days | 2 year, 120 days |
| 9 | K. S. Nagarathanamma | | INC(I) | 2 years, 82 days | 2 years, 82 days |
| 10 | Veerappa Moily | | INC(I) | 1 year, 344 days | 1 year, 344 days |
| 11 | Dharam Singh | | INC | 1 year, 293 days | 1 year, 293 days |
| 12 | D. Devaraj Urs | | INC(U) | 1 year, 139 days | 1 year, 139 days |
| 13 | S. R. Bommai | | JP | 1 year, 121 days | 1 year, 121 days |
| 14 | Sarekoppa Bangarappa | | INC(I) | 1 year, 85 days | 1 year, 85 days |
| 15 | R. Ashoka | | BJP | 1 year, 103 days | 1 year, 103 days |
| 16 | A. Lakshmisagar | | JP | 332 days | 332 days |
| 17 | H. D. Kumaraswamy | | JD(S) | 236 days | 236 days |
| 18 | H. T. Krishnappa | | INC(O) | 221 days | 221 days |
| 19 | Basavaraj Bommai | | BJP | 136 days | 136 days |
| 20 | H. Siddhaveerappa | | INC(R) | 112 days | 112 days |
| 21 | R. Gundu Rao | | INC(I) | 36 days | 36 days |