List of Chief Ministers of Karnataka - List of Chief Ministers of Karnataka

List of Chief Ministers of Karnataka

# Name Took office Left office Party
1 Kysamballi Chengalraya Reddy 25 October 1947 30 March 1952 Indian National Congress
2 Kengal Hanumanthaiah 30 March 1952 19 August 1956
3 Kadidal Manjappa 19 August 1956 31 October 1956
4 S. Nijalingappa 1 November 1956 16 May 1958
5 Basappa Danappa Jatti 16 May 1958 9 March 1962
6 S. R. Kanthi 14 March 1962 20 June 1962
(4) S. Nijalingappa 21 June 1962 29 May 1968
7 Veerendra Patil 29 May 1968 18 March 1971
President's rule (19 March 1971 – 20 March 1972)
8 D. Devaraj Urs 20 March 1972 31 December 1977 Indian National Congress
President's rule (31 December 1977 – 28 February 1978)
(8) D. Devaraj Urs 28 February 1978 7 January 1980 Indian National Congress
9 R. Gundu Rao 12 January 1980 6 January 1983
10 Ramakrishna Hegde 10 January 1983 10 August 1988 Janata Party
11 S. R. Bommai 13 August 1988 21 April 1989
President's rule (21 April – 30 November 1989)
7 Veerendra Patil 30 November 1989 10 October 1990
President's rule (10–17 October 1990)
12 S. Bangarappa 17 October 1990 19 November 1992 Indian National Congress
13 M. Veerappa Moily 19 November 1992 11 December 1994
14 H. D. Deve Gowda 11 December 1994 31 May 1996 Janata Dal
15 J. H. Patel 31 May 1996 7 October 1999
16 S. M. Krishna 11 October 1999 28 May 2004 Indian National Congress
17 Dharam Singh 28 May 2004 28 January 2006
18 H. D. Kumaraswamy 3 February 2006 8 October 2007 Janata Dal (Secular)
President's rule (9 October – 11 November 2007)
19 B. S. Yeddyurappa 12 November 2007 19 November 2007 Bharatiya Janata Party
President's rule (20 November 2007 – 27 May 2008)
(19) B. S. Yeddyurappa 30 May 2008 31 July 2011 Bharatiya Janata Party
20 D. V. Sadananda Gowda 4 August 2011 12 July 2012
21 Jagadish Shettar 12 July 2012 Incumbent

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