The Chief Minister of Karnataka, formerly known as the Chief Minister of Mysore, serves as the chief executive officer of the government of the Indian state of Karnataka. According to the Constitution of India, the Governor of Karnataka holds the title of legal head of the state, but actual executive authority rests with the Chief Minister.
Karnataka's Chief Minister: Quick Facts
| Current Chief Minister | Siddaramaiah |
| Political Party | Indian National Congress |
| Term of office | 5 years |
| Oath taking date | 20 May 2023 |
| First Chief Minister | K. C. Reddy |
Current Chief Minister of Karnataka 2023
Siddaramaiah is an Indian politician who is currently the Chief Minister of Karnataka in 2023. He is currently the leader of the Indian National Congress, before this he has been a member of several Janata Parivar parties. As a member of Janata Dal, he has also been the Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka twice. He was previously the Chief Minister of Karnataka from 2013 to 2018. He belongs to the Indian National Congress and is currently the leader of the Congress Legislature Party.
He represented Varuna assembly constituency before 2023, Badami assembly constituency from 2008 to 2018, Badami assembly constituency from 2018 to 2023 and Chamundeshwari assembly constituency from 2004 to 2007, 1994 to 1999 and 1983 to 1989 in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
History of Chief Minister of Karnataka
Historically, this office replaced the office of Diwan of the erstwhile Kingdom of Mysore as a republic with the Constitution of India. Since 1947, there have been a total of twenty-three Chief Ministers of Mysore (as the state was known before 1 November 1973) or Karnataka. The first Chief Minister of Karnataka was K. from Congress Party. C. Reddy. The longest serving Chief Minister was D. Devaraj Urs, holding office for more than seven years in the 1970s. The largest gap between the two terms (over eighteen years) was that of Virendra Patil of the Congress.
B.S. Yediyurappa, who was the first Chief Minister of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), served as Chief Minister of the state four times in 2007, 2008, 2018 and 2019, the only person to do so in the history of Karnataka.
Complete List of Chief Ministers of Karnataka (1947-2023)
Here is the Latest updated Complete List of Karnataka CM from 1947 to 2023 with Names, Service Period, and Political Parties Information:
| Name of Chief Minister | Tenure | Party/Political Party |
| K. C. Reddy | 25 October 1947-30 March 1952 | Indian National Congress |
| Kengal Hanumanta | 30 March 1952-19 August 1956 | Indian National Congress |
| Kadidal Manjappa | 19 August 1956-31 October 1956 | Indian National Congress |
| S. Nijalingappa | 01 November 1956-16 May 1958 | Indian National Congress |
| B. D. Jatti | 16 May 1958-09 March 1962 | Indian National Congress |
| S. R. Kanthi | 14 March 1962-20 June 1962 | Indian National Congress |
| S. Nijalingappa | 21 June 1962-29 May 1968 | Indian National Congress |
| Virendra Patil | 29 May 1968-18 March 1971 | Indian National Congress |
President's Rule (19 March 1971 – 20 March 1972)
| D. Devraj Urs | 20 March 1972-31 December 1977 | Indian National Congress |
President's Rule (31 December 1977-28 February 1978)
| D. Devraj Urs | 28 February 1978-07 January 1980 | Indian National Congress |
| R. Gundu Rao | 12 January 1980-06 January 1983 | Indian National Congress |
| Ramakrishna Hegde | 10 January 1983-29 December 1984 | Janata Party |
| Ramakrishna Hegde | 29 December 1984-08 March 1985 | Janata Party |
| Ramakrishna Hegde | 08 March 1985-13 February 1986 | Janata Party |
| Ramakrishna Hegde | 16 February 1986-10 August 1988 | Janata Party |
| S. R. Bomanai | 13 August 1988-21 April 1989 | Janata Party |
President's Rule (21 April 1989 - 30 November 1989)
| Virendra Patil | 30 November 1989-10 October 1990 | Indian National Congress |
President's Rule (10 October 1990 - 17 October 1990)
| S. Bangarappa | 17 October 1990-19 November 1992 | Indian National Congress |
| M. Veerappa Moily | 19 November 1992-11 December 1994 | Indian National Congress |
| HD Deve Gowda | 11 December 1994-31 May 1996 | Janata Dal |
| J. H. Patel | 31 May 1996-07 October 1999 | Janata Dal |
| S. M. Krishna | 11 October 1999-28 May 2004 | Indian National Congress |
| Dharam Singh | 28 May 2004-28 January 2006 | Indian National Congress |
| HD Kumaraswamy | 03 February 2006-08 October 2007 | Janata Dal (Secular) |
President's Rule (09 October 2007 - 11 November 2007)
| B. S. Yeddyurappa | 12 November 2007-19 November 2007 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
President's Rule (20 November 2007 - 27 May 2008)
| B. S. Yeddyurappa | 30 May 2008-31 July 2011 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| D. V. Sadananda Gowda | 04 August 2011-12 July 2012 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Jagdish Shettar | 12 July 2012-12 May 2013 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Siddaramaiah | 13 May 2013-16 May 2018 | Indian National Congress |
| B. S. Yeddyurappa | 17 May 2018-23 May 2018 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| HD Kumaraswamy | 23 May 2018 - 26 July 2011 | Janata Dal Secular (JDS) |
| AB. S. Yeddyurappa | 26 July 2011-26 July 2021 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Basavaraj Bommai | 28 July 2021 - 17 May 2023 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Siddaramaiah | 20 May 2023 - Till now | Indian National Congress |
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