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{{short description|Leader of the Executive of the Government of Karnataka}}
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{{Infobox political post
| post = Chief Minister
| body = Karnataka
| native_name = 
| insignia = Seal of Karnataka.svg
| insigniasize = 150px
| insigniacaption = [[Emblem of Karnataka]]
| image = File:The_Chief_Minister_of_Karnataka,_Shri_Siddaramaiah.jpg
| imagesize = 150px
| seat = [[Vidhana Soudha|Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru]]
| incumbent = [[Siddaramaiah]]
| incumbentsince = 23 May 2023
| department = [[Government of Karnataka]]
| type = [[Government of Karnataka|Head of Government]]
| status = Leader of the Executive
| abbreviation = CM
| member_of = {{hlist| [[Karnataka Council of Ministers|Cabinet]]| [[Karnataka Legislature]]}}
| reportsto = * [[Governor of Karnataka]]
* [[Karnataka Legislature]]
| appointer = [[Governor of Karnataka]] by [[Political convention|convention]] based on appointees ability to command [[confidence]] in the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
| termlength = At the confidence of the assembly
| termlength_qualified = Chief minister's term is for 5 years and is subject to no [[term limit]]s.<ref name="term1"/>
| inaugural = * [[K. Chengalaraya Reddy]] {{small|(as the chief minister of Mysore;before state's reorganization)}}
* [[S. Nijalingappa]] {{small|(as the chief minister of Mysore;after state's reorganization)}}
* [[D. Devaraj Urs]] {{small|(as the chief minister of Karnataka)}}
| formation = {{Start date and age|1956|11|1|df=y|p=y}}
| residence = [[Anugraha]], [[Bangalore]]
| website = {{URL|https://cm.karnataka.gov.in/}}
| style = [[The Honourable]] {{small|(Formal)}}<br/>[[Mister|Mr./Mrs. Chief Minister]] {{small|(Informal)}}
| deputy = [[Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka]]
| salary = *{{INRConvert|200000}}/monthly
*{{INRConvert|2400000}}/annually
| nominator = Members of the [[Government of Karnataka]] in [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
| precursor = [[Dewan of Mysore]]
| flag = 
| flagcaption = 
}}
The '''Chief Minister of Karnataka''' is the [[head of government]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Karnataka]]. As per the [[Constitution of India]], the [[governor of Karnataka]] is the state's ''[[de jure]]'' head, but ''[[de facto]]'' executive authority rests with the chief minister, a template applicable to all other Indian states. Following elections to the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]], the governor usually invites the political party (or a coalition of political parties) with a majority of assembly seats to form the government in the state. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose [[Cabinet (government)|Council of Ministers]] is [[Cabinet collective responsibility|collectively responsible]] to the assembly. Given that he/she has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years, renewable, and is subject to no [[term limit]]s.<ref name="term1">{{cite book|author=[[Durga Das Basu]]|title=Introduction to the Constitution of India|year=1960|pages=241, 245|publisher=LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa|location=Nagpur|isbn=978-81-8038-559-9}}</ref>Chief Minister also serves as Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly.<ref>https://apuat21.cgg.gov.in/web/legislative-assembly/leader-of-the-house</ref>

Historically, this office replaced that of the [[dewan of Mysore]] of the erstwhile [[Kingdom of Mysore]] with [[Republic Day (India)|India's constitution into a republic]]. Since 1947, there have been a total of twenty-three chief ministers of Mysore (as the state was known before 1 November 1973) and Karnataka. A majority of them belonged to the [[Indian National Congress|Indian National Congress (INC)]] party, including the inaugural officeholder [[K. Chengalaraya Reddy|K. C. Reddy]]. The longest-serving chief minister, [[D. Devaraj Urs]], held the office for over seven years in the 1970s. INC's [[Veerendra Patil]] had the largest gap between two terms (over eighteen years). One chief minister, [[H. D. Deve Gowda]], went on to become the eleventh [[Prime Minister of India|prime minister of India]], whereas another, [[B. D. Jatti]], served as the country's fifth [[Vice President of India|vice president]]. [[B. S. Yediyurappa]] who was the first chief minister from the [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka|Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP), served as the chief minister of the state for four terms in 2007, 2008, 2018 and 2019, the only one to do so. [[S. R. Bommai]] served as the chief minister representing the [[Janata Parivar]], whose son [[Basavaraj Bommai]] became chief minister representing the BJP in 2021 becoming the second father-son duo to serve office after HD Deve Gowda and HD Kumaraswamy. There have been six instances of [[president's rule]] in Karnataka, most recently from 2007 to 2008.
== Oath as the state chief minister ==
The chief minister serves five years in the office. The following is the oath of the chief minister of state:
{{Blockquote|text= I, <Name of Chief Minister>, do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India, that I will faithfully and conscientiously discharge my duties as a Minister for the State of () and that I will do right to all manner of people in accordance with the Constitution and the law without fear or favour, affection or ill-will.|sign=|source=}}
== Predecessors ==
===Prime ministers of [[Mysore State]]===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!#
!Portrait
! scope="col" |Name
!Constituency
! colspan="3" scope="col" |Term<ref name=":03">[http://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/review/previouscms.htm Chief Ministers of Karnataka since 1947]. [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20161206052419/http://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/review/previouscms.htm Archived] on 6 December 2016.</ref>
{{small|(tenure length)}}
! scope="col" |[[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Assembly]]<ref name=":13">[http://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/review/assemblies.htm Assemblies from 1952]. Karnataka Legislative Assembly. [https://web.archive.org/web/20161206052916/http://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/review/assemblies.htm Archived] on 6 December 2016.</ref>
{{small|([[Elections in Karnataka|election]])}}
! colspan="2" scope="col" |Party{{efn|This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he headed may have been a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.}}
|-
|1
|[[File:K._C._Reddy.jpg|78x78px]]
|[[K. Chengalaraya Reddy]]
|[[N/A]]
|25 October 1947
|26 January 1950
|{{ayd|25 Oct 1947|26 Jan 1950}}
|Not established yet
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|}

===Chief ministers of [[Mysore State]]===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!#
!Portrait
! scope="col" |Name
!Constituency
! colspan="3" scope="col" |Term<ref name=":03"/>
{{small|(tenure length)}}
! scope="col" |[[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Assembly]]<ref name=":13"/>
{{small|([[Elections in Karnataka|election]])}}
! colspan="2" scope="col" |Party{{efn|This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he headed may have been a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.}}
|-
|1
|[[File:K._C._Reddy.jpg|78x78px]]
|[[K. Chengalaraya Reddy]]
|[[N/A]]
|26 January 1950
|30 March 1952
|{{ayd|26 Jan 1950|30 Mar 1952}}
|Not established yet
| rowspan="3" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|-
|2
|[[File:Kengal_Hanumanthaiah.gif|99x99px]]
|[[Kengal Hanumanthaiah]]
|[[Ramanagara Assembly constituency|Ramanagara]]
|30 March 1952
|19 August 1956
|{{age in years and days|1952|3|30|1956|8|19}}
| rowspan="2" |1st<br/><small>([[1952 Mysore Legislative Assembly election|1952 election]])</small>
<small>''continued...''</small>
|-
|3
|
|[[Kadidal Manjappa]]
|[[Tirthahalli Assembly constituency|Tirthahalli]]
|19 August 1956
|31 October 1956
|{{age in years and days|1956|8|19|1956|10|31}}
|}

=== Chief Minister of [[Coorg State]] ===
{{main|Chief Minister of Coorg State}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!#
!Portrait
! scope="col" |Name
!Constituency
! colspan="3" scope="col" |Term<ref name=":03"/>
{{small|(tenure length)}}
! scope="col" |[[Coorg Legislative Assembly|Assembly]]
({{small|election}})
! colspan="2" scope="col" |Party{{efn|This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he headed may have been a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.}}
|-
|1
|[[File:C_M_Poonacha.gif|94x94px]]
|[[C. M. Poonacha]]
|Berriath Nad
|27 March 1952
|31 October 1956
|{{age in years and days|1952|3|27|1956|10|31}}
|1st<br/><small>([[1952 Coorg Legislative Assembly election|1952]])</small>
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|}

==Chief ministers of Karnataka==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!#
!Portrait
! scope="col" |Name
![[List of constituencies of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Constituency]]
! colspan="3" scope="col" |Term<ref name=":03"/>
! scope="col" |[[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Assembly]]<ref name=":13"/>
{{small|([[Elections in Karnataka|election]])}}
! colspan="2" scope="col" |Party{{efn|This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he headed may have been a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.}}
|-
!
! colspan="9" |Chief Minister of Mysore (following the state's reorganization){{efn|On [[Karnataka Rajyotsava|1 November 1956]], via the [[States Reorganisation Act]], Mysore State was [[Unification of Karnataka|significantly expanded]] along linguistic lines. The [[Kannada]]-speaking districts of [[Bombay State|Bombay]], [[Hyderabad State (1948–1956)|Hyderabad]] and [[Madras State|Madras]] states, as well as the entirety of [[Coorg State|Coorg]], were added to it.<ref name=renaming>M. S. Prabhakara. "[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/New-names-for-old/article14802447.ece New names for old]". ''The Hindu''. 24 July 2007.</ref>}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |1
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Siddavanahalli Nijalingappa stamp (cropped).jpg|95x95px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[S. Nijalingappa]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Molakalmuru Assembly constituency|Molakalmuru]]
| rowspan="2" |31 October 1956
| rowspan="2" |16 May 1958
| rowspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|31 October 1956|16 May 1958}}
|{{small|''...continued''}}
1st<br/>{{small|([[1952 Mysore Legislative Assembly election|1952]])}}
| rowspan="6" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="6" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|-
| rowspan="2" |2nd
{{small|([[1957 Mysore Legislative Assembly election|1957]])}}
|-
|2
|[[File:Basappa Danappa Jatti, 5th Vice President of India.jpg|94x94px]]
|[[B. D. Jatti]]
|[[Jamkhandi Assembly constituency|Jamkhandi]]
|16 May 1958
|14 March 1962
|{{Age in years and days|16 May 1958|14 March 1962}}
|-
|3
|
|[[S. R. Kanthi]]
|[[Hungund Assembly constituency|Hungund]]
|14 March 1962
|21 June 1962
|{{Age in years and days|14 March 1962|21 June 1962}}
| rowspan="2" |3rd<br/>{{small|([[1962 Mysore Legislative Assembly election|1962]])}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |(1)
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Siddavanahalli Nijalingappa stamp (cropped).jpg|95x95px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[S. Nijalingappa]]
|[[Shiggaon Assembly constituency|Shiggaon]]
| rowspan="2" |21 June 1962
| rowspan="2" |29 May 1968
| rowspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|21 June 1962|29 May 1968}}
|-
|[[Bagalkot Assembly constituency|Bagalkot]]
| rowspan="2" |4th<br/>{{small|([[1967 Mysore Legislative Assembly election|1967]])}}
|-
|4
| [[File:Veerendra_Patil_Lok_Sabha_photo.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Veerendra Patil]]
|[[Chincholi Assembly constituency|Chincholi]]
|29 May 1968
|18 March 1971
|{{Age in years and days|29 May 1968|18 March 1971}}
|[[Indian National Congress (O)]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress (O)}}" |
|-
|{{En dash}}
|[[File:Emblem of India.svg|120x120px]]
| scope="row" |''Vacant''{{efn|[[President's rule#Karnataka|President's rule]] may be imposed when the "government in a state is not able to function as per the Constitution", which often happens because no party or coalition has a majority in the assembly. When President's_rule#Karnataka|President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The chief minister's office thus lies vacant, and the administration is taken over by the governor, who functions on behalf of the central government. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.<ref>Amberish K. Diwanji. "[http://www.rediff.co.in/news/2005/mar/15spec1.htm A dummy's guide to President's_rule#Karnataka|President's rule]". [[Rediff.com]]. 15 March 2005. Retrieved on 3 March 2013.</ref>|name=PR}}
([[President's rule#Karnataka|President's rule]])
|N/A
|18 March 1971
|20 March 1972
|{{Age in years and days|18 March 1971|20 March 1972}}
|''Dissolved''
|''N/A''
|
|-
|5
| [[File:Devaraj Urs (cropped).JPG|108x108px]]
|[[D. Devaraj Urs]]{{Efn|On 1 November 1973, via the Mysore State (Alteration of Name) Act, Mysore State was renamed as ''Karnataka''.<ref name=renaming/> Thus, Devaraj Urs was Chief Minister of Mysore between 20 March 1972 and 31 October 1973, and Chief Minister of Karnataka after that.}}
|[[Hunasuru Assembly constituency|Hunsur]]
|20 March 1972
|31 December 1977
|{{Age in years and days|20 March 1972|31 December 1977}}
|5th<br/>{{small|([[1972 Mysore Legislative Assembly election|1972]])}}
|[[Indian National Congress (R)]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}" |
|-
|{{En dash}}
|[[File:Emblem of India.svg|120x120px]]
| scope="row" |''Vacant''{{efn|name=PR}}
([[President's rule#Karnataka|President's rule]])
|N/A
|31 December 1977
|28 February 1978
|{{Age in years and days|31 December 1977|28 February 1978}}
|''Dissolved''
|''N/A''
|
|-
|(5)
|[[File:Devaraj Urs (cropped).JPG|108x108px]]
|[[D. Devaraj Urs]]
|[[Hunasuru Assembly constituency|Hunsur]]
|28 February 1978
|12 January 1980
|{{Age in years and days|28 February 1978|12 January 1980}}
| rowspan="2" |6th<br />{{small|([[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1978]])}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|-
|6
|
|[[R. Gundu Rao]]
|[[Somwarpet Assembly constituency|Somwarpet]]
|12 January 1980
|10 January 1983
|{{Age in years and days|12 January 1980|10 January 1983}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |7
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Ramakrishna_Hegde_portrait.jpg|100x100px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Ramakrishna Hegde]]
|[[Kanakapura Assembly constituency|Kanakapura]]
|10 January 1983
|7 March 1985{{efn|According to ''[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]'' magazine, "Following the poor performance of the Janata Party in the 1984 [general] elections (it won only four out of the 28 seats), Hegde resigned because his party had lost its popular mandate. Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi allowed him to head a caretaker government. In the 1985 [assembly] elections, the Janata Party came to power with a comfortable majority."<ref name=FRONTLINE>Parvathi Menon. "[https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/article30221082.ece A politician with elan: Ramakrishna Hegde, 1926–2004]". ''[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]''. Volume 21: Issue 03, 31 January – 13 February 2004.</ref>}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|10 January 1983|13 August 1988}}
|7th<br />{{small|([[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1983]])}}
| rowspan="3" |[[Janata Party]]
| rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party}}" |
|-
|[[Basavanagudi Assembly constituency|Basavanagudi]]
|8 March 1985
|13 August 1988{{efn|According to ''Frontline'', Hegde resigned "in February 1986 when the Karnataka High Court censured his government for the way it handled arrack bottling contracts".<ref name=FRONTLINE/> He withdrew his resignation after a couple of days, "following pressure from his party legislators".<ref>A. Jayaram. "[https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/pillar-of-anti-congress-movement/article27550913.ece Pillar of anti-Congress movement]". ''The Hindu''. 13 January 2004.</ref>}}
| rowspan="2" |8th<br/>{{small|([[1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1985]])}}
|-
|8
|[[File:Somappa Rayappa Bommai 132.jpg|102x102px]]
|[[S. R. Bommai]]
|[[Hubli Rural Assembly constituency|Hubli Rural]]
|13 August 1988
|21 April 1989
|{{Age in years and days|13 August 1988|21 April 1989}}
|-
|{{En dash}}
|[[File:Emblem of India.svg|120x120px]]
| scope="row" |''Vacant''{{efn|name=PR}}
([[President's rule#Karnataka|President's rule]])
|N/A
|21 April 1989
|30 November 1989
|{{Age in years and days|21 April 1989|30 November 1989}}
|''Dissolved''
|''N/A''
|
|-
|(4)
| [[File:Veerendra_Patil_Lok_Sabha_photo.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Veerendra Patil]]
|[[Chincholi Assembly constituency|Chincholi]]
|30 November 1989
|10 October 1990
|{{Age in years and days|30 November 1989|10 October 1990}}
| rowspan="4" |9th<br/>{{small|([[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1989]])}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|-
|{{En dash}}
|[[File:Emblem of India.svg|120x120px]]
| scope="row" |''Vacant''{{efn|name=PR}}
([[President's rule#Karnataka|President's rule]])
|N/A
|10 October 1990
|17 October 1990
|{{Age in years and days|10 October 1990|17 October 1990}}
|''N/A''
|
|-
|9
|
|[[Sarekoppa Bangarappa]]
|[[Soraba Assembly constituency|Sorab]]
|17 October 1990
|19 November 1992
|{{Age in years and days|17 October 1990|19 November 1992}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|-
|10
|[[File:M. Veerappa Moily addressing a Press Conference on Electoral Reforms (cropped).jpg|97x97px]]
|[[Veerappa Moily]]
|[[Karkala Assembly constituency|Karkal]]
|19 November 1992
|11 December 1994
|{{Age in years and days|19 November 1992|11 December 1994}}
|-
|11
|[[File:H. D. Deve Gowda.jpg|94x94px]]
|[[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
|[[Ramanagara Assembly constituency|Ramanagaram]]
|11 December 1994
|31 May 1996
|{{Age in years and days|11 December 1994|31 May 1996}}
| rowspan="2" |10th<br/>{{small|([[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1994]])}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Janata Dal]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal}}" |
|-
|12
|
|[[J. H. Patel]]
|[[Channagiri Assembly constituency|Channagiri]]
|31 May 1996
|11 October 1999
|{{Age in years and days|31 May 1996|11 October 1999}}
|-
|13
|[[File:SMKrishna.jpg|94x94px]]
|[[S. M. Krishna]]
|[[Maddur Assembly constituency|Maddur]]
|11 October 1999
|28 May 2004
|{{Age in years and days|11 October 1999|28 May 2004}}
|11th<br/>{{small|([[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1999]])}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|-
|14
|[[File:The Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri Dharam Singh meeting with the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia to finalize Annual Plan 2005-06 of the State in Delhi on January 19, 2005 (cropped).jpg|96x96px]]
|[[Dharam Singh]]
|[[Jevargi Assembly constituency|Jevargi]]
|28 May 2004
|3 February 2006
|{{Age in years and days|28 May 2004|3 February 2006}}
| rowspan="4" |12th<br/>{{small|([[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2004]])}}
|-
|15
|[[File:H. D. Kumaraswamy meets union Minister.jpg|103x103px]]
|[[H. D. Kumaraswamy]]
|[[Ramanagara Assembly constituency|Ramanagaram]]
|3 February 2006
|8 October 2007
|{{Age in years and days|3 February 2006|8 October 2007}}
|[[Janata Dal (Secular)]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal (Secular)}}" |
|-
|{{En dash}}
|[[File:Emblem of India.svg|120x120px]]
| scope="row" |''Vacant''{{efn|name=PR}}
([[President's rule#Karnataka|President's rule]])
|N/A
|8 October 2007
|12 November 2007
|{{Age in years and days|8 October 2007|12 November 2007}}
|''N/A''
|
|-
|16
|[[File:The Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri B.S. Yediyurappa meeting with the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia to finalize annual plan 2008-09 of the State, in New Delhi on August 12, 2008 (1) (cropped).jpg|96x96px]]
|[[B. S. Yediyurappa]]
|[[Shikaripura Assembly constituency|Shikaripura]]
|12 November 2007
|19 November 2007
|{{Age in years and days|12 November 2007|19 November 2007}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|-
|{{En dash}}
|[[File:Emblem of India.svg|120x120px]]
| scope="row" |''Vacant''{{efn|name=PR}}
([[President's rule#Karnataka|President's rule]])
|N/A
|19 November 2007
|29 May 2008
|{{Age in years and days|19 November 2007|30 May 2008}}
|''Dissolved''
|''N/A''
|
|-
|(16)
|[[File:The Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri B.S. Yediyurappa meeting with the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia to finalize annual plan 2008-09 of the State, in New Delhi on August 12, 2008 (1) (cropped).jpg|96x96px]]
|[[B. S. Yediyurappa]]
|[[Shikaripura Assembly constituency|Shikaripura]]
|30 May 2008
|5 August 2011
|{{Age in years and days|30 May 2008|5 August 2011}}
| rowspan="3" |13th<br/>{{small|([[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008]])}}
| rowspan="3" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|-
|17
|[[File:Sadananda Gowda.jpg|106x106px]]
|[[Sadananda Gowda]]
|[[Karnataka Legislative Council|MLC]]
|5 August 2011
|12 July 2012
|{{Age in years and days|5 August 2011|12 July 2012}}
|-
|18
|[[File:Jagdish Shettar, in Belagavi, Karnataka on November 13, 2016 (1) (cropped).jpg|98x98px]]
|[[Jagadish Shettar]]
|[[Hubli-Dharwad Central Assembly constituency|Hubli-Dharwad Central]]
|12 July 2012
|13 May 2013
|{{Age in years and days|12 July 2012|13 May 2013}}
|-
|19
|[[File:The Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah visits PMO.jpg|93x93px]]
|[[Siddaramaiah]]
|[[Varuna Assembly constituency|Varuna]]
|13 May 2013
|17 May 2018
|{{Age in years and days|13 May 2013|17 May 2018}}
|14th<br/>{{small|([[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013]])}}
| rowspan="1" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|-
|(16)
|[[File:The Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri B.S. Yediyurappa meeting with the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia to finalize annual plan 2008-09 of the State, in New Delhi on August 12, 2008 (1) (cropped).jpg|96x96px]]
|[[B. S. Yediyurappa]]
|[[Shikaripura Assembly constituency|Shikaripura]]
|17 May 2018
|23 May 2018
|{{Age in years and days|17 May 2018|23 May 2018}}
| rowspan="4" |[[15th Karnataka Legislative Assembly|15th]]<br/>{{small|([[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018]])}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|-
|(15)
|[[File:H. D. Kumaraswamy meets union Minister.jpg|103x103px]]
|[[H. D. Kumaraswamy]]
|[[Channapatna Assembly constituency|Channapatna]]
|23 May 2018
|26 July 2019
|{{Age in years and days|23 May 2018|26 July 2019}}
|[[Janata Dal (Secular)]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal (Secular)}}" |
|-
|(16)
|[[File:The Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri B.S. Yediyurappa meeting with the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia to finalize annual plan 2008-09 of the State, in New Delhi on August 12, 2008 (1) (cropped).jpg|96x96px]]
|[[B. S. Yediyurappa]]
|[[Shikaripura Assembly constituency|Shikaripura]]
|26 July 2019
|28 July 2021
|{{Age in years and days|26 July 2019|28 July 2021}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|-
|20
|[[File:Shri Basavaraj Bommai calling on the Union Minister for Defence, Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on July 30 2021.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Basavaraj Bommai]]
|[[Shiggaon Assembly constituency|Shiggaon]]
|28 July 2021
|20 May 2023
|{{Age in years and days|28 July 2021|20 May 2023}}
|-
|(19)
|[[File:The Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah visits PMO.jpg|93x93px]]
|[[Siddaramaiah]]
|[[Varuna Assembly constituency|Varuna]]
|20 May 2023
|''Incumbent''
|{{Age in years and days|20 May 2023|}}
|[[16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly|16th]]<br/>{{small|([[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2023]])}}
| rowspan="1" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|}

==Statistics==

{{
Pie chart |

| caption = Fraction of time of holding CMO by party (as of December 2024)

| label1 = [[Indian National Congress]]
| color1 = {{party color|Indian National Congress}} | value1 = 65.77

| label2 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| color2 = {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} | value2 = 13.19

| label3 = [[Janata Dal]]
| color3 = {{party color|Janata Dal}} | value3 = 7.24

| label4 = [[Janata Party]]
| color4 = {{party color|Janata Party}} | value4 = 9.53

| label5 = [[Janata Party (Secular)]]
| color5 = {{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}} | value5 = 4.27
}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="line-height:1.4em; text-align:center"
|-
! data-sort-type=number rowspan = "2" |#
! rowspan="2" | Name
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Party
! colspan="2" | Length of term
|-
! Longest tenure
! Total tenure
|-
|1
| [[D. Devaraj Urs]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress (R)|INC / INC(R)]]
| {{Age in years and days|20 March 1972|31 December 1977}}
|7 years, 239 days
|-
|2
| '''[[Siddaramaiah]]'''
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress|'''INC''']]
| '''{{Age in years and days|13 May 2013|17 May 2018}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|16 May 2018|}}'''
|-
|3
| [[S. Nijalingappa]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| {{Age in years and days|21 June 1962|29 May 1968}}
|7 years, 175 days
|-
|4
| [[Ramakrishna Hegde]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party}}" |
| [[Janata Party|JP]]
| {{Age in years and days|10 January 1983|13 August 1988}}
|{{Age in years and days|10 January 1983|13 August 1988}}
|-
|5
| [[B. S. Yediyurappa]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| {{Age in years and days|30 May 2008|5 August 2011}}
|5 years, 82 days
|-
|6
| [[S. M. Krishna]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| {{Age in years and days|11 October 1999|28 May 2004}}
|{{Age in years and days|11 October 1999|28 May 2004}}
|-
|7
| [[B. D. Jatti]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| {{Age in years and days|16 May 1958|14 March 1962}}
|{{Age in years and days|16 May 1958|14 March 1962}}
|-
|8
| [[Veerendra Patil]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress (Organisation)}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress (Organisation)|INC / INC(O)]]
| {{Age in years and days|29 May 1968|18 March 1971}}
|3 years, 242 days
|-
|9
| [[J. H. Patel]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal}}" |
| [[Janata Dal|JD]]
| {{Age in years and days|31 May 1996|11 October 1999}}
|{{Age in years and days|31 May 1996|11 October 1999}}
|-
|10
| [[R. Gundu Rao]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|{{Age in years and days|12 January 1980|10 January 1983}}
|{{Age in years and days|12 January 1980|10 January 1983}}
|-
|11
| [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal}}" |
| [[Janata Dal (Secular)|JD(S)]]
| {{Age in years and days|3 February 2006|8 October 2007}}
|2 years, 311 days
|-
|12
| [[Sarekoppa Bangarappa]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| {{Age in years and days|17 October 1990|19 November 1992}}
|{{Age in years and days|17 October 1990|19 November 1992}}
|-
|13
| [[Veerappa Moily]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| {{Age in years and days|19 November 1992|11 December 1994}}
|{{Age in years and days|19 November 1992|11 December 1994}}
|-
|14
| [[Basavaraj Bommai]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| {{Age in years and days|28 July 2021|20 May 2023}}
|{{Age in years and days|28 July 2021|20 May 2023}}
|-
|15
| [[Dharam Singh]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| {{Age in years and days|28 May 2004|3 February 2006}}
|{{Age in years and days|28 May 2004|3 February 2006}}
|-
|16
| [[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal}}" |
| [[Janata Dal|JD]]
| {{Age in years and days|11 December 1994|31 May 1996}}
|{{Age in years and days|11 December 1994|31 May 1996}}
|-
|17
| [[Sadananda Gowda]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| {{Age in years and days|5 August 2011|12 July 2012}}
|{{Age in years and days|5 August 2011|12 July 2012}}
|-
|18
| [[Jagadish Shettar]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| {{Age in years and days|12 July 2012|13 May 2013}}
|{{Age in years and days|12 July 2012|13 May 2013}}
|-
|19
| [[S. R. Bommai]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party}}" |
| [[Janata Party|JP]]
| {{Age in years and days|13 August 1988|21 April 1989}}
|{{Age in years and days|13 August 1988|21 April 1989}}
|-
|20
| [[S. R. Kanthi]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| {{Age in years and days|14 March 1962|21 June 1962}}
|{{Age in years and days|14 March 1962|21 June 1962}}
|-
|
| [[President's Rule]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|President's Rule}}" |
| {{ndash}}
| 1 year, 1 day
|2 years, 121 days
|-
|}
;List by party
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
|+Political parties by total time-span of their member holding CMO ({{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}})
!Political party
!Number of chief ministers
!Total years of holding CMO
|-
|'''[[Indian National Congress]]<br> including [[Indian National Congress (I)|INC(I)]] / [[Indian National Congress (Organisation)|INC(O)]] / [[Indian National Congress (R)|INC(R)]]'''
|'''11'''
|'''43 years, 335 days'''
|-
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|4
|8 years, 295 days
|-
|[[Janata Dal]]
|2
|4 years, 305 days
|-
|[[Janata Party]]
|2
|6 years, 132 days
|-
|[[Janata Dal (Secular)]]
|1
|2 years, 311 days
|-
|}

== Parties by total duration (in years) of holding Chief Minister's Office ==
{{ #invoke:Chart | bar chart
| float = center
| width = 800
| height = 300
| stack = 1
| group 1 = 43.92:0:0:0:0
| group 2 = 0:8.81:0:0:0
| group 3 = 0:0:4.84:0:0
| group 4 = 0:0:0:6.36:0
| group 5 = 0:0:0:0:2.85
| colors = #00BFFF : #FF9933 : #2E8B57 : #1F75FE : #00008B
| group names = [[Indian National Congress|INC]] : [[BJP]] : [[Janata Dal|JD]] : [[Janata Party|JP]] : [[Janata Dal (Secular)|JD(S)]]
| x legends = INC : BJP : JD : JP : JD(S)
}}

==See also==
* [[Dewan of Mysore]]
* [[List of Diwans of Mysore]]
* [[List of deputy chief ministers of Karnataka]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{commons category|Chief ministers of Karnataka}}

{{Chief Ministers of Karnataka}}
{{Current Indian chief ministers}}

[[Category:Chief ministers of Karnataka| ]]
[[Category:Lists of people from Karnataka|Chief Ministers]]
[[Category:Lists of chief ministers of Indian states|Karnataka]]
[[Category:Karnataka politics-related lists|Chief ministers]]