# List of chief ministers of Karnataka

The chief minister of Karnataka is the chief executive officer of the government of the Indian state of Karnataka. As per the Constitution of India, the governor of Karnataka is the state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister, a template applicable to all other Indian states. Following elections to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, the governor usually invites the political party (or a coalition of political parties) with a majority of assembly seats to form the government in the state. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the assembly. Given that he/she has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years, renewable, and is subject to no term limits.
Historically, this office replaced that of the dewan of Mysore of the erstwhile Kingdom of Mysore with India's constitution into a republic. Since 1947, there have been a total of twenty-three chief ministers of Mysore (as the state was known before 1 November 1973) and Karnataka. A majority of them belonged to the Indian National Congress (INC) party, including the inaugural officeholder K. C. Reddy. The longest-serving chief minister, D. Devaraj Urs, held the office for over seven years in the 1970s. INC's Veerendra Patil had the largest gap between two terms (over eighteen years). One chief minister, H. D. Deve Gowda, went on to become the eleventh prime minister of India, whereas another, B. D. Jatti, served as the country's fifth vice president. B. S. Yediyurappa who was the first chief minister from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), served as the chief minister of the state for four terms in 2007, 2008, 2018 and 2019, the only one to do so. S. R. Bommai served as the chief minister representing the Janata Parivar, whose son Basavaraj Bommai became chief minister representing the BJP in 2021 becoming the second father-son duo to serve office after HD Deve Gowda and HD Kumaraswamy. There have been six instances of president's rule in Karnataka, most recently from 2007 to 2008.

## Diwan of Mysore

The following lists the dalvoys and dewans of Mysore from the 18th century to the 20th.
Prime Ministers of Mysore :
| No. | Name | Tenure | Term |
| Dalvoys of Mysore Kingdom (1732–1782) ||||||
| Under Chamaraja Wodeyar VII (1732–1734) ||||||
| | Devarajaiya Urs | 1732 - 1734 | |
| Under Krishnaraja Wodeyar II (1734–1766) ||||||
| | Devarajaiya Urs | 1734 - 1761 | |
| | Hyder Ali | 1761 - 1766 | |
| Under Nanjaraja Wodeyar (1766–1770) ||||||
| | Hyder Ali | 1766 - 1770 | |
| Under Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII (1770–1776) ||||||
| | Hyder Ali | 1770 - 1776 | |
| Under Chamaraja Wodeyar IX (1776–1782) ||||||
| | Hyder Ali | 1776 - 1782 | |
| Dewans of Mysore Kingdom (1782–1949) ||||||
| Under Chamaraja Wodeyar IX ||||||
| 1 | Purnaiah | Dec 1782 - May 1799 | 1 |
| Under Krishnaraja Wadiyar III (1799–1881) ||||||
| (1) | Purnaiah | May 1799 - Apr 1811 | 2 |
| 2 | Bargir Bakshi Balaji Rao | Apr 1811 - Jan 1812 | 1 |
| 3 | Savar Bakshi Rama Rao | Feb 1812 - Oct 1817 | 1 |
| 4 | Babu Rao | Nov 1817 - Apr 1818 | 1 |
| 5 | Siddharaj Urs | May 1818 - Feb 1820 | 1 |
| (4) | Babu Rao | Mar 1820 - Aug 1821 | 2 |
| 6 | Lingaraj Urs | Nov 1821 - Nov 1822 | 1 |
| (4) | Babu Rao | Dec 1822 - Nov 1825 | 3 |
| - | (None) | Nov 1825 - May 1827 | - |
| 7 | Venkata Urs | May 1827 - Oct 1831 | 1 |
| 8 | Venkataramanaiya | Oct 1831 - May 1832 | 1 |
| (4) | Babu Rao | May 1832 - Aug 1834 | 4 |
| 9 | Kollam Venkata Rao | Apr 1834 - 1838 | 1 |
| 10 | Surappaya | 1838 - 1840 | 1 |
| (9) | Kollam Venkata Rao | 1840 - 1844 | 2 |
| 11 | Kola Krishnama Naidu | 1844 - 1858 | 1 |
| 12 | Kola Vijayarangam Naidu | 1858 - 1864 | 1 |
| 13 | Arunachala Mudaliar | 1864 - 1866 | 1 |
| | (None) | 1866 - 1868 | - |
| Under British Crown (1881–1894) ||||||
| | (None) | 1868 - 20 Mar 1881 | - |
| Under Chamarajendra Wadiyar X (1881–1894) ||||||
| 14 | C. V. Rungacharlu | Mar 1881 - Jan 1883 | 1 |
| 15 | K. Seshadri Iyer | Jan 1883 - Dec 1894 | 1 |
| Under Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV (1894–1940) ||||||
| (15) | K. Seshadri Iyer | Dec 1894 - Aug 1900 | (1) |
| [15] | T. R. A. Thumboo Chetty(acting for Iyer) | Aug 1900 - Mar 1901 | 1 |
| 16 | P. N. Krishnamurti | Mar 1901 - Jun 1906 | 1 |
| 17 | V. P. Madhava Rao | Jun 1906 - Mar 1909 | 1 |
| 18 | T. Ananda Rao | Apr 1909 - Sep 1912 | 1 |
| 19 | M. Visvesvaraya | Nov 1912 - Dec 1918 | 1 |
| 20 | M. Kantaraj Urs | Dec 1918 - Feb 1922 | 1 |
| 21 | A. R. Banerjee | Mar 1922 - Apr 1926 | 1 |
| 22 | Mirza Ismail | May 1926 - Aug 1940 | 1 |
| Under Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar (1940-1950) ||||||
| (22) | Mirza Ismail | Aug 1940 - 1941 | (1) |
| 23 | M. N. Krishna Rao | 1941 - 1941 | 1 |
| 24 | N. Madhava Rao | 1941 - 1946 | 1 |
| 25 | A. R. Mudaliar | 1946 - 1949 | 1 |
| Chief Ministers of Karnataka ||||||
| List of chief ministers of Karnataka ||||||

## Prime ministers of Mysore State

| # | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term (tenure length) | Term (tenure length) | Term (tenure length) | Assembly (election) | Party | Party |
| 1 | | K. Chengalaraya Reddy | N/A | 25 October 1947 | 26 January 1950 | 2 years, 93 days | Not established yet | Indian National Congress | |

## Chief ministers of Mysore State

| # | Name | Constituency | Term (tenure length) | Term (tenure length) | Term (tenure length) | Assembly (election) | Party |
| 1 | K. Chengalaraya Reddy | N/A | 26 January 1950 | 30 March 1952 | 2 years, 64 days | Not established yet | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Kengal Hanumanthaiah | Ramanagara | 30 March 1952 | 19 August 1956 | 4 years, 142 days | 1st (1952 election) continued... | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Kadidal Manjappa | Tirthahalli | 19 August 1956 | 31 October 1956 | 73 days | 1st (1952 election) continued... | Indian National Congress |

## Commissioners of Coorg State

(1) Dewan Bahadur Ketolira Chengappa, became its first Chief Commissioner from 1947–1949
(2) C.T. Mudaliar became Chief Commissioner from 1949 - 1950
(3) Kanwar Baba Daya Singh Bedi, Chief Commissioner from 1950 - 1956

## Chief Minister of Coorg (Kodagu)

| No | Name | Term (tenure length) | Assembly (election) | Party | Party |
| Chief Minister of Coorg ||||||
| 1 | Cheppudira Muthana Poonacha | 27 March 1952 – 31 October 1956 (4 years, 218 days) | 1952 election | Indian National Congress | |

### Government of Coorg

Government was formed in Coorg by Indian National Congress, who won 15 of 24 seats. Cabinet was formed with two ministers (including Chief Minister), which lasted till States Reorganisation Act on 1 November 1956.

### Cabinet

* Cheppudira Muthana Poonacha, who was the Chief Minister took the charge of Ministry of Finance for Coorg State.
* Kuttur Mallappa (elected to the assembly from the Sanivarsanthe constituency became the Home Minister of Coorg State

### Chief ministers of Coorg State

| # | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term (tenure length) | Term (tenure length) | Term (tenure length) | Assembly (election) | Party | Party |
| 1 | | C. M. Poonacha | Berriath Nad | 27 March 1952 | 31 October 1956 | 4 years, 218 days | 1st (1952) | Indian National Congress | |

## Chief ministers of Karnataka

| # | Name | Constituency | Term | Term | Term | Assembly (election) | Party |
| Chief Minister of Mysore (following the state's reorganization) ||||||||||
| 4 | S. Nijalingappa | Molakalmuru | 1 November 1956 | 16 May 1958 | 1 year, 197 days | ...continued 1st (1952) | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | S. Nijalingappa | Molakalmuru | 1 November 1956 | 16 May 1958 | 1 year, 197 days | 2nd (1957) | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | B. D. Jatti | Jamkhandi | 16 May 1958 | 14 March 1962 | 3 years, 302 days | 2nd (1957) | Indian National Congress |
| 6 | S. R. Kanthi | Hungud | 14 March 1962 | 21 June 1962 | 99 days | 3rd (1962) | Indian National Congress |
| (4) | S. Nijalingappa | Shiggaon | 21 June 1962 | 29 May 1968 | 5 years, 343 days | 3rd (1962) | Indian National Congress |
| (4) | S. Nijalingappa | Bagalkot | 21 June 1962 | 29 May 1968 | 5 years, 343 days | 4th (1967) | Indian National Congress |
| 7 | Veerendra Patil | Chincholi | 29 May 1968 | 18 March 1971 | 2 years, 293 days | 4th (1967) | Indian National Congress (O) |
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 19 March 1971 | 20 March 1972 | 1 year, 1 day | Dissolved | N/A |
| 8 | D. Devaraj Urs | Hunasuru | 20 March 1972 | 31 October 1973 | 1 year, 225 days | 5th (1972) | Indian National Congress (R) |
| Chief Minister of Karnataka ||||||||||
| (8) | D. Devaraj Urs | Hunasuru | 1 November 1973 | 31 December 1977 | 4 years, 60 days | ...continued 5th (1972) | Indian National Congress (R) |
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 31 December 1977 | 28 February 1978 | 59 days | Dissolved | N/A |
| (8) | D. Devaraj Urs | Hunasuru | 28 February 1978 | 12 January 1980 | 1 year, 318 days | 6th (1978) | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 9 | R. Gundu Rao | Somwarpet | 12 January 1980 | 10 January 1983 | 2 years, 363 days | 6th (1978) | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 10 | Ramakrishna Hegde | Kanakpura | 10 January 1983 | 7 March 1985 | 5 years, 216 days | 7th (1983) | Janata Party |
| 10 | Ramakrishna Hegde | Basavanagudi | 8 March 1985 | 13 August 1988 | 5 years, 216 days | 8th (1985) | Janata Party |
| 11 | S. R. Bommai | Hubli Rural | 13 August 1988 | 21 April 1989 | 281 days | 8th (1985) | Janata Party |
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 21 April 1989 | 30 November 1989 | 193 days | Dissolved | N/A |
| (7) | Veerendra Patil | Chincholi | 30 November 1989 | 10 October 1990 | 314 days | 9th (1989) | Indian National Congress |
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 10 October 1990 | 17 October 1990 | 7 days | 9th (1989) | N/A |
| 12 | Sarekoppa Bangarappa | Soraba | 17 October 1990 | 19 November 1992 | 2 years, 33 days | 9th (1989) | Indian National Congress |
| 13 | Veerappa Moily | Karkala | 19 November 1992 | 11 December 1994 | 2 years, 22 days | 9th (1989) | Indian National Congress |
| 14 | H. D. Deve Gowda | Ramanagara | 11 December 1994 | 31 May 1996 | 1 year, 172 days | 10th (1994) | Janata Dal |
| 15 | J. H. Patel | Channagiri | 31 May 1996 | 11 October 1999 | 3 years, 133 days | 10th (1994) | Janata Dal |
| 16 | S. M. Krishna | Maddur | 11 October 1999 | 28 May 2004 | 4 years, 230 days | 11th (1999) | Indian National Congress |
| 17 | Dharam Singh | Jevargi | 28 May 2004 | 3 February 2006 | 1 year, 251 days | 12th (2004) | Indian National Congress |
| 18 | H. D. Kumaraswamy | Ramanagara | 3 February 2006 | 8 October 2007 | 1 year, 247 days | 12th (2004) | Janata Dal (Secular) |
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 8 October 2007 | 12 November 2007 | 35 days | 12th (2004) | N/A |
| 19 | B. S. Yediyurappa | Shikaripura | 12 November 2007 | 19 November 2007 | 7 days | 12th (2004) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 20 November 2007 | 29 May 2008 | 191 days | Dissolved | N/A |
| (19) | B. S. Yediyurappa | Shikaripura | 30 May 2008 | 5 August 2011 | 3 years, 67 days | 13th (2008) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 20 | Sadananda Gowda | MLC | 5 August 2011 | 12 July 2012 | 342 days | 13th (2008) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 21 | Jagadish Shettar | Hubli-Dharwad-Central | 12 July 2012 | 13 May 2013 | 305 days | 13th (2008) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 22 | Siddaramaiah | Varuna | 13 May 2013 | 17 May 2018 | 5 years, 4 days | 14th (2013) | Indian National Congress |
| (19) | B. S. Yediyurappa | Shikaripura | 17 May 2018 | 23 May 2018 | 6 days | 15th (2018) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| (18) | H. D. Kumaraswamy | Channapatna | 23 May 2018 | 26 July 2019 | 1 year, 64 days | 15th (2018) | Janata Dal (Secular) |
| (19) | B. S. Yediyurappa | Shikaripura | 26 July 2019 | 28 July 2021 | 2 years, 2 days | 15th (2018) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 23 | Basavaraj Bommai | Shiggaon | 28 July 2021 | 20 May 2023 | 1 year, 296 days | 15th (2018) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| (22) | Siddaramaiah | Varuna | 20 May 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 303 days | 16th (2023) | Indian National Congress |

## Statistics

* Indian National Congress (65.77%)
* Bharatiya Janata Party (13.19%)
* Janata Dal (7.24%)
* Janata Party (9.53%)
* Janata Dal (Secular) (4.27%)
| No. | Name | Party | Party | Length of term | Length of term |
| No. | Name | Party | Party | Longest continuous term | Total years of premiership |
| 1 | D. Devaraj Urs | | INC(I) / INC(R) | 5 years, 285 days | 7 years, 238 days |
| 2 | S. Nijalingappa | | INC | 5 years, 343 days | 7 years, 175 days |
| 3 | Siddaramaiah | | INC | 5 years, 4 days | 6 years, 307 days |
| 4 | Ramakrishna Hegde | | JP | 3 years, 150 days | 5 years, 216 days |
| 5 | B. S. Yediyurappa | | BJP | 3 years, 67 days | 5 years, 82 days |
| 6 | S. M. Krishna | | INC | 4 years, 230 days | 4 years, 230 days |
| 7 | B. D. Jatti | | INC | 3 years, 302 days | 3 years, 302 days |
| 8 | Veerendra Patil | | INC / INC(O) | 2 years, 293 days | 3 years, 242 days |
| 9 | J. H. Patel | | JD | 3 years, 133 days | 3 years, 133 days |
| 10 | R. Gundu Rao | | INC(O) | 2 years, 363 days | 2 years, 363 days |
| 11 | H. D. Kumaraswamy | | JD(S) | 1 year, 247 days | 2 years, 311 days |
| 12 | Sarekoppa Bangarappa | | INC | 2 years, 33 days | 2 years, 33 days |
| 13 | Veerappa Moily | | INC | 2 years, 22 days | 2 years, 22 days |
| 14 | Basavaraj Bommai | | BJP | 1 year, 296 days | 1 year, 296 days |
| 15 | Dharam Singh | | INC | 1 year, 251 days | 1 year, 251 days |
| 16 | H. D. Deve Gowda | | JD | 1 year, 172 days | 1 year, 172 days |
| 17 | Sadananda Gowda | | BJP | 342 days | 342 days |
| 18 | Jagadish Shettar | | BJP | 305 days | 305 days |
| 19 | S. R. Bommai | | JP | 281 days | 281 days |
| 20 | S. R. Kanthi | | INC | 99 days | 99 days |
| – | President's Rule | | – | 1 year, 1 day | 2 years, 121 days |

### List by party

Political parties by total time-span of their member holding CMO (19 March 2025) :
| No. | Political party | Number of chief ministers | Total years of holding CMO |
| 1 | Indian National Congress including INC(I) / INC(O) / INC(R) | 11 | 43 years, 335 days |
| 2 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 4 | 8 years, 295 days |
| 3 | Janata Dal | 2 | 4 years, 305 days |
| 4 | Janata Party | 2 | 6 years, 132 days |
| 5 | Janata Dal (Secular) | 1 | 2 years, 311 days |

## Parties by total duration (in years) of holding Chief Minister's Office

* INC
* BJP
* JD
* JP
* JD(S)