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

The Leader of the Opposition of the Karnataka Legislative Council in Karnataka Legislative Council is an elected Member of Karnataka Legislative Council who leads the official opposition in the Upper house of the Karnataka Legislature. The Leader of the opposition Karnataka Legislative Council is the Legislature chairperson of the party with the most seats after the government party.

## Leaders of opposition

| # | Name | Constituency | Tenure | Tenure | Tenure | Party |
| 1 | G. V. Anjanappa | Bangalore Graduate | 28 January 1969 | 11 June 1970 | 1 year, 134 days | Praja Socialist Party |
| 2 | A. H. Shivananda Swamy | elected by MLA's | 25 September 1970 | 14 March 1971 | 170 days | Praja Socialist Party |
| 3 | Balakrishna Gowda | elected by MLA's | 15 March 1971 | 15 August 1972 | 1 year, 153 days | Indian National Congress (R) |
| 4 | Ramakrishna Hegde | elected by MLA's | 16 August 1972 | 1 February 1976 | 3 years, 169 days | Indian National Congress (O) |
| 5 | S. R. Bommai | Dharwad Local Authorities | 3 February 1976 | 17 March 1978 | 2 years, 43 days | Indian National Congress (O) |
| 6 | A.K.Subbaiah | | 18 March 1978 | 23 January 1980 | 1 year, 311 days | Janata Party |
| 7 | D. B. Chandregowda | elected by MLA's | 24 January 1980 | 24 June 1981 | 1 year, 173 days | Indian National Congress (U) |
| 7 | D. B. Chandregowda | elected by MLA's | 27 June 1981 | 16 July 1981 | 1 year, 173 days | Indian National Congress (U) |
| 8 | M. C. Perumal | elected by MLA's | 15 February 1982 | 29 July 1982 | 330 days | Indian Congress (S) |
| 8 | M. C. Perumal | elected by MLA's | 30 July 1982 | 11 January 1983 | 330 days | Indian Congress (S) |
| 9 | T. N. Narasimha Murthy | elected by MLA's | 30 June 1983 | 28 July 1986 | 5 years, 355 days | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 9 | T. N. Narasimha Murthy | elected by MLA's | 29 July 1986 | 20 June 1989 | 5 years, 355 days | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 10 | M.C. Nanaiah | elected by MLA's | 18 December 1989 | 13 May 1992 | 4 years, 357 days | Janata Dal |
| 10 | M.C. Nanaiah | elected by MLA's | 14 May 1992 | 10 December 1994 | 4 years, 357 days | Janata Dal |
| 11 | H. K. Patil | West Graduates | 27 December 1994 | 30 June 1996 | 4 years, 293 days | Indian National Congress |
| 11 | H. K. Patil | West Graduates | 1 July 1996 | 16 October 1999 | 4 years, 293 days | Indian National Congress |
| 12 | K. H. Srinivas | Nominated | 29 October 1999 | 8 July 2002 | 2 years, 252 days | Janata Dal (Secular) |
| 13 | D. H. Shankaramurthy | South West Graduates | 8 July 2002 | 16 June 2004 | 3 years, 138 days | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 13 | D. H. Shankaramurthy | South West Graduates | 16 June 2004 | 23 November 2005 | 3 years, 138 days | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| (11) | H. K. Patil | West Graduates | 24 February 2006 | 17 January 2008 | 1 year, 327 days | Indian National Congress |
| 14 | V. S. Ugrappa | Tumakuru Local Authorities | 8 April 2008 | 1 May 2010 | 2 years, 23 days | Indian National Congress |
| 15 | Motamma | elected by MLA's | 1 September 2010 | 17 June 2012 | 1 year, 290 days | Indian National Congress |
| 16 | S. R. Patil | Vijayapura Local Authorities | 28 June 2012 | 13 May 2013 | 319 days | Indian National Congress |
| 17 | Sadananda Gowda | elected by MLA's | 17 May 2013 | 24 May 2014 | 1 year, 7 days | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 18 | K. S. Eshwarappa | elected by MLA's | 13 July 2014 | 17 May 2018 | 3 years, 308 days | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 19 | Kota Srinivas Poojary | Dakshina Kannada Local Authorities | 2 July 2018 | 26 July 2019 | 1 year, 24 days | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| (16) | S. R. Patil | Vijayapura Local Authorities | 10 October 2019 | 5 January 2022 | 2 years, 87 days | Indian National Congress |
| 20 | B. K. Hariprasad | elected by MLA's | 26 January 2022 | 20 May 2023 | 1 year, 114 days | Indian National Congress |
| 21 | Chaluvadi Narayanaswamy | elected by MLA's | 29 June 2024 | incumbent | 244 days | Bharatiya Janata Party |