List of Chief Ministers of Karnataka

The List of Chief Ministers of Karnataka shows the list of names of Chief Ministers the state of Karnataka had so far. According to the Indian Constitution, the Chief Minister is the head of the government and makes all decisions pertaining to governance.
Basvaraj Bommai currently serves as the Chief Minister of Karnataka. He was sworn in on July 28, 2021. He is an Bhartiya Janta Party member.

List of Chief Ministers of Karnataka

S. No.	Chief Minister	From	To	Party Name

1	Basavaraj Somappa Bommai	28 July 2021	Present	JD(S)
1	B.S Yeddyurappa	26 July, 2019	28 July, 2021	JD(S)
1	H D Kumaraswamy	23 May 2018	23 July, 2019	JD(S)
2	B S Yeddyurappa	May 17, 2018	May 19, 2018	BJP
3	Siddaramaiah	May 13, 2013	May 17, 2018	INC
4	Jagadish Shettar	Jul 12, 2012	May 12, 2013	BJP
5	D. V. Sadananda Gowda	Aug 4, 2011	Jul 12, 2012	BJP
6	B. S. Yeddyurappa	May 30, 2008	Jul 31, 2011	BJP
7	President's rule	Nov 20, 2007	May 27, 2008
8	B. S. Yeddyurappa	Nov 12, 2007	Nov 19, 2007	BJP
9	President's rule	Oct 9, 2007	Nov 11, 2007
10	H. D. Kumaraswamy	Feb 3, 2006	Oct 8, 2007	JD(S)
11	Dharam Singh	May 28, 2004	Jan 28, 2006	INC
12	S. M. Krishna	Oct 11, 1999	May 28, 2004	INC
13	J. H. Patel	May 31, 1996	Oct 7, 1999	JD
14	H. D. Deve Gowda	Dec 11, 1994	May 31, 1996	JD
15	M. Veerappa Moily	Nov 19, 1992	Dec 11, 1994	INC
16	S. Bangarappa	Oct 17, 1990	Nov 19, 1992	INC
17	President's rule	Oct 10, 1990	Oct 17, 1990
18	Veerendra Patil	Nov 30, 1989	Oct 10, 1990	INC
19	President's rule	Apr 21, 1989	Nov 30, 1989
20	S. R. Bommai	Aug 13, 1988	Apr 21, 1989	JNP
21	Ramakrishna Hegde	Feb 16, 1986	Aug 10, 1988	JNP
22	Ramakrishna Hegde	Mar 8, 1985	Feb 13, 1986	JNP
23	Ramakrishna Hegde	Jan 10, 1983	Dec 29, 1984	JNP
24	R. Gundu Rao	Jan 12, 1980	Jan 6, 1983	INC
25	D. Devaraj Urs	Feb 28, 1978	Jan 7, 1980	INC
26	President's rule	Dec 31, 1977	Feb 28, 1978
27	D. Devaraj Urs	Mar 20, 1972	Dec 31, 1977	INC
28	President's rule	Mar 19, 1971	Mar 20, 1972
29	Veerendra Patil	May 29, 1968	Mar 18, 1971	INC
30	S. Nijalingappa	Jun 21, 1962	May 28, 1968	INC
31	S. R. Kanthi	Mar 14, 1962	Jun 20, 1962	INC
32	B. D. Jatti	May 16, 1958	Mar 9, 1962	INC
33	S. Nijalingappa	Nov 1, 1956	May 16, 1958	INC
34	Kadidal Manjappa	Aug 19, 1956	Oct 31, 1956	INC
35	K. Hanumanthaiah	March 03, 1952	Aug 19, 1956	INC
36	K. Chengalaraya Reddy*	Oct 25, 1947	March 30, 1952	INC