Question: who was the chief minister of karnataka when mysore was renamed as karnataka
Answer: Nijalingappa MLA for Shiggaon 21 June 1962 -- 28 May 1968 ( 5 years , 342 days ) Fourth Assembly ( 1967 -- 71 ) ( 1967 election ) 7 Veerendra Patil 29 May 1968 -- 18 March 1971 ( 2 years , 293 days ) Indian National Congress ( O ) -- Vacant ( President 's rule ) 19 March 1971 -- 20 March 1972 ( 1 year , 1 day ) Dissolved N / A Chief Minister of Karnataka 8 D.