Karnataka Chief Minister List: 1947 to 2021
The 23rd Chief Minister of Karnataka swore in on the 28th of July, 2021, at 11 a.m. at the Raj Bhawan. Basavaraj Bommai, who belongs from the well-known and politically influential Lingayat community, took to the seat of the Chief Minister after B.S. Yediyurappa resigned from the post. Before these two names, there were 21 other names on the Karnataka chief minister list. The list begins from the time India started being a free country in 1947.
Before we go on to the list, we must discuss the former CM of Karnataka, who resigned before the end of his term. After that, you can check out the Karnataka all CM list. B.S. Yediyurappa was the former Chief Minister of Karnataka. He resigned from the post of Chief Minister of Karnataka on the 26th of July, 2021. This was after two years since he took oath as the CM of the state. Following the protocols, he tendered his resignation to the Governor of Karnataka at Raj Bhawan.
Why did the Former CM of Karnataka Resign After Two Years of Forming the Government?
If you had not already known this, this is the fourth time that B.S. Yediyurappa has resigned from public office. It is said that he never completes his full term as CM of a state. The senior politician is known to be one of the best assets and the most trusted strongman of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka. It becomes even more surprising to know how he is never able to complete a five-year term in the Chief Minister’s office.
He has resigned from the post of the CM of Karnataka thrice before, and on the 26th of July, 2021, it was his fourth time. Here are all the times he resigned from the post of CM of Karnataka in the past.
First Time: 19th of November, 2007
His second shortest spell of holding the office as the Chief Minister of Karnataka, B.S. Yediyurappa was on the CM’s chair for a mere eight days before he resigned. It was a historic event when the BJP formed the government for the first time in any state in South India in 2007.
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Although it was not long when the BJP government collapsed within a week, it was because their ally, JD(S), voted against them during the no-confidence motion. B.S. Yediyurappa decided to face the no-confidence motion. However, after the debate, just before the no-confidence motion was going for voting, he resigned from the post of the Chief Minister of Karnataka.
Second Time: 31st of July, 2011
This was B.S. Yediyurappa’s longest spell as the CM of Karnataka. The ex-CM of Karnataka was forced to step down from the post after he was indicted by the then Lokayukta Justice Santosh N Hegde on reports of illegal mining.
The reports alleged that Yediyurappa, along with a few other cabinet members of the then Karnataka Government led to a loss of ₹16,085 crores to the exchequer through acts of illegal mining in the Ballari district.
Third Time: 19 May 2018
His longest spell as the CM of Karnataka was followed by his shortest spell in the office, which lasted for just two and a half days. This was when no party got a clear majority in the Assembly elections of Karnataka held in May 2019. Although the Congress and JD(S) had announced their post-poll alliance, the then Karnataka Governor Vajubhai R Vala invited Yediyurappa to form the government and prove his majority within 15 days.
The decision was challenged in the apex court by both parties. The court gave just one day’s time to B.S. Yediyurappa to prove his majority. He then stepped down from the chief minister's post on 19 May 2018 without going into the trust voting session to prove his majority on the floor of the Karnataka Assembly.
Fourth Time: 26th of July, 2021
After the above event, BJP successfully formed their government a year later, and B.S Yediyurappa again became the CM of Karnataka 2019. After facing dissidence within his own party and charges of mismanagement during the COVID crisis, he resigned from the post on the day that marked two years of his cabinet’s governance. This ended the reign of the former CM of Karnataka and was his last spell as the Karnataka CM 2019.
Karnataka Chief Minister List Since 1947
Let us now take a look at the Karnataka all CM list. This Karnataka Chief Minister list has all the names ever since India’s independence from British colonial rule in 1947, till today.
K. Chengalaraya Reddy
He is the 1st CM of Karnataka.
Political Allegiance: Congress
Tenure: October 25, 1947 – March 30, 1952
Kengal Hanumanthaiah
Political Allegiance: Congress
Tenure: March 30, 1952 – August 19, 1956
Kadidal Manjappa
Political Allegiance: Congress
Tenure: 19 August 1956 – 31 October 1956
S. Nijalingappa
Political Allegiance: Congress
Tenure: 1 November 1956 – 16 May 1958, June 21, 1962 – May 28, 1968
B. D. Jatti
Political Allegiance: Congress
Tenure: 16 May 1958 – 9 March 1962
S. R. Kanthi
Political Allegiance: Congress
Tenure: 14 March 1962 – 20 June 1962
Veerendra Patil
Political Allegiance: Congress
Tenure: 29 May 1968 – 18 March 1971, November 30, 1989 – October 10, 1990.
D. Devaraj Urs
Political Allegiance: Congress
Tenure: 20 March 1972 – 31 December 1977, 28 February 1978 - 7 January 1980
R. Gundu Rao
Political Allegiance: Congress
Tenure: 12 January 1980 – 6 January 1983
Ramakrishna Hegde
Political Allegiance: Janata Party
Tenure: 10 January 1983 - 10 August 1988
S.R. Bommai
Political Allegiance: Janata Party
Tenure: August 13, 1988 – April 21, 1989
S. Bangarappa
Political Allegiance: Congress
Tenure: October 17, 1990 – November 19, 1992
M. Veerappa Moily
Political Allegiance: Congress
Tenure: November 19, 1992 – December 11, 1994
H.D. Deve Gowda
Political Allegiance: Janata Dal
Tenure: December 11, 1994 – May 31, 1996
J.H. Patel
Political Allegiance: Janata Dal
Tenure: May 31, 1996 – October 07, 1999
S.M. Krishna
Political Allegiance: Congress
Tenure: October 11, 1999 – May 28, 2004
Dharam Singh
Political Allegiance: Congress
Tenure: May 28, 2004 – February 2, 2006
H. D. Kumaraswamy
Political Allegiance: JD(S)
Tenure: Feb 3, 2006 – October 8, 2007, May 23, 2018 – 23 July 2019.
BS Yediyurappa
Political Allegiance: BJP
Tenure: November 12, 2007 – November 19, 2007, May 30, 2008 – August 4, 2011, May 17, 2018 – May 23, 2018, 26 July 2019 – 26 July 2021.
D.V Sadananda Gowda
Political Allegiance: BJP
Tenure: 5 August 2011 – July 11, 2012
Jagadish Shivappa Shettar
Political Allegiance: BJP
Tenure: July 12, 2012 – 8 May 2013
Siddaramaiah
Political Allegiance: Congress
Tenure: May 13, 2013 – May 15, 2018
Basavaraj Bommai
Political Allegiance: BJP
Tenure: July 28, 2021-Present
Presidential Rule in the State of Karnataka
The Presidential Rule had been imposed a total of 6 times in the state of Karnataka. The last time the State was under the President’s rule was in November 2007. The period started from November 20, 2007, and went on till May 29, 2008.
Here are the other terms of presidential rule in the state of Karnataka.
19 March 1971 to 20 March 1972
December 31, 1977, to February 28, 1978
April 21, 1989, to November 30, 1989
October 10, 1990, to October 17, 1990
October 8, 2007 – November 12, 2007
FAQs on A Complete List of All Karnataka Chief Ministers
1. Who is the first chief minister of Karnataka?
K.Chengalaraya Reddy was the first CM of Karnataka. He served as the first chief minister of the state of Mysore (Karnataka). He served as the 1st CM of Karnataka from October 25, 1947, to March 30, 1952. Right after India achieved freedom from British colonial rule, Reddy took to the seat of the CM of Karnataka. He was a senior political leader of Congress.
2. Who was the chief minister of Karnataka for the shortest period of time?
B.S. Yediyurappa, a reputed senior leader of BJP and the face of the party in the state of Karnataka, is the shortest-serving CM of Karnataka. He is also the ex-CM of Karnataka right now. Back in 2018, he served for two and a half days as the CM of the state. He has also held the office a total of four times, with his longest tenure being 3.5 years. He was also the Karnataka CM 2019 and resigned after two years at the office.
3. Who was the chief minister of Karnataka for the longest duration?
The longest-serving Chief Minister of Karnataka was D. Devaraj Urs. He served as the CM of the state for a total of more than seven years during the 1970s. He served as the CM for the first time in 1972. His first spell was from 20 March 1972 to 31 December 1977. He again held the CM office from 28 February 1978 till 7 January 1980.
