Chief Minister of Karnataka: Siddaramaiah, who served as the 22nd Chief Minister of Karnataka, is now going to assume the position of the same on May 20th. The veteran political leader was the first CM to hold the office for a full term, from 2013 to 2018. After DK Shivakumar "sacrificed in the interest of the party," Siddaramaiah will take the oath as the state's CM in two days.
The Congress President Shri @kharge has authorised me to convey his decision:
— Congress (@INCIndia) May 18, 2023
Shri @siddaramaiah will be the new Chief Minister of Karnataka, and Shri @DKShivakumar will be the only one Deputy CM of the state. @DKShivakumar ji will continue as the KPCC President until the… pic.twitter.com/yQWW9I23QA
After B.S. Yediyurappa resigned from the Chief Ministerial post, Basavaraj Bommai served as the 23rd Chief Minister of Karnataka. Just like the outgoing Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, the 2021 Chief Minister of the state to belongs to the politically influential Lingayat community.
B.S. Yediyurappa announced his resignation from the post of Chief Minister of the state on 26 July 2021, two years later when he formed the government in the state. He tendered his resignation to the Governor at Raj Bhawan.
K.Chengalaraya Reddy of Congress was the first Chief Minister of the (Mysore) Karnataka state. Reddy served as the Chief Minister (CM) from October 25, 1947, to March 30, 1952. President's rule had been imposed 6 times in Karnataka, most recently from November 20, 2007 – May 29, 2008.
| Karnataka state was formed on 25 October 1947. Since its formation, the state was known as Mysore which was renamed Karnataka on 1 November 1973. |
In this article, we have published the names of all the Chief Ministers of the Karnataka state.
1. Name: K. Chengalaraya Reddy
Party: Congress
Tenure: October 25, 1947 – March 30, 1952
2. Name: Kengal Hanumanthaiah
Party: Congress
Tenure: March 30, 1952 – August 19, 1956
3. Name: Kadidal Manjappa
Party: Congress
Tenure: 19 August 1956 – 31 October 1956
4. Name: S. Nijalingappa
Party: Congress
Tenure: 1 November 1956 – 16 May 1958
5. Name: B. D. Jatti
Party: Congress
Tenure: 16 May 1958 – 9 March 1962
6. Name: S. R. Kanthi
Party: Congress
Tenure: 14 March 1962 – 20 June 1962
7. Name: Veerendra Patil
Party: Congress
Tenure: 29 May 1968 – 18 March 1971
8. Name: D. Devaraj Urs
Party: Congress
Tenure: 20 March 1972 – 31 December 1977, 28 February 1978 - 7 January 1980
9. Name: R. Gundu Rao
Party: Congress
Tenure: 12 January 1980 – 6 January 1983
10. Name: Ramakrishna Hegde
Party: Janata Party
Tenure: 10 January 1983 - 10 August 1988
Here is the complete Karnataka Chief Minister List 1947 to 2023
| S No. | Karnataka CM Name | CM Party /Period |
| 1 | K. Chengalaraya Reddy | Congress, October 25, 1947 – March 30, 1952 |
| 2 | Kengal Hanumanthaiah | Congress, March 30, 1952 – August 19, 1956 |
| 3 | Kadidal Manjappa | Congress, August 19, 1956 – October 31, 1956 |
| 4 | S. Nijalingappa | Congress, November 1, 1956 – May 16, 1958 |
| 5 | B.D. Jatti | Congress, May 16, 1958 – March 9, 1962 |
| 6 | S.R. Kanthi | Congress, March 14, 1962 – June 20, 1962 |
| 7 | S. Nijalingappa | Congress, June 21, 1962 – May 28, 1968 |
| 8 | Veerendra Patil | Congress, May 29, 1968 – March 18, 1971 |
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| President's Rule | 19 March 1971 – 20 March 1972 |
| 9 | D. Devaraj Urs | Congress, March 20, 1972 – December 31, 1977 |
| President's Rule | December 31, 1977 – February 28, 1978 | |
| 9 | D. Devaraj Urs | Congress, February 28, 1978 – January 7, 1980 |
| 10 | R. Gundu Rao | Congress, January 12, 1980 – January 6, 1983 |
| 11 | Ramakrishna Hegde | Janata Party, January 10, 1983 – August 10, 1988 |
| 12 | S.R. Bommai | Janata Party, August 13, 1988 – April 21, 1989 |
| President's Rule | April 21, 1989 – November 30, 1989 | |
| 13 | Veerendra Patil | Congress, November 30, 1989 – October 10, 1990 |
| President's Rule | October 10, 1990 – October 17, 1990 | |
| 14 | S. Bangarappa | Congress, October 17, 1990 – November 19, 1992 |
| 15 | M. Veerappa Moily | Congress, November 19, 1992 – December 11, 1994 |
| 16 | H.D. Deve Gowda | Janata Dal, December 11, 1994 – May 31, 1996 |
| 17 | J.H. Patel | Janata Dal, May 31, 1996 – October 07, 1999 |
| 18 | S.M. Krishna | Congress, October 11, 1999 – May 28, 2004 |
| 19 | Dharam Singh | Congress, May 28, 2004 – February 2, 2006 |
| 20 | H. D. Kumaraswamy | JD(S), Feb 3, 2006 – October 8, 2007 |
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| President's Rule | October 8, 2007 – November 12, 2007 |
| 21 | BS Yediyurappa | BJP, November 12, 2007 – November 19, 2007, |
| President's Rule | November 20, 2007 – May 29, 2008 | |
| 22 | BS Yeddyurappa | BJP, May 30, 2008 – August 4, 2011 |
| 23 | D.V Sadananda Gowda | BJP, 5 August 2011 – July 11, 2012 |
| 24 | Jagadish Shivappa Shettar | BJP, July 12, 2012 – 8 May 2013 |
| 25 | Siddaramaiah | Congress, May 13, 2013 – May 15, 2018 |
| 26 | BS Yeddyurappa | BJP, May 17, 2018 – May 23, 2018 |
| 27 | H. D. Kumaraswamy JD | JD (S), May 23, 2018 – 23 July 2019 |
| 28 | BJP, 26 July 2019 – 26 July 2021 | |
| 29 | Basavaraj Bommai | BJP, 28 July 2021-13 May 2023 |
| 30 | Siddaramaiah | Congress, 20 May 2023-NA |
Based on the Karnataka Chief Minister list, here are some crucial facts :
1. B.S. Yediyurappa became the shortest-serving CM in 2018 (served for two and a half days).
2. The longest-serving Chief Minister was D. Devaraj Urs, he held the office for over 7 years in the 1970s.
3. As a Janata Party member, Ramakrishna Hegde served the most number (3) discontinuous terms.
4. Congress's Veerendra Patil had the largest gap between the two terms (over 17 years).
5. B. D. Jatti served as the country's fifth Vice President.
6. H. D. Deve Gowda cut short his tenure as Chief Minister (1994–96) to become the Prime Minister of India.
7. Siddaramaiah was the 22nd CM of Karnataka and on May 20, he will become the 24th CM of the state.
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