For aspirants aiming to become teachers in government schools across the country, having a thorough understanding of current affairs and static general knowledge is essential as it is a crucial section in any government teaching exam. Keeping oneself informed about the latest happenings in the world by reading newspapers, e-newspapers or watching news channels is highly recommended. This article focuses on one of the most important topics for such candidates – the Karnataka Chief Minister List.
Karnataka Chief Ministers
Karnataka state was formerly known as Mysore State. Mysore State attained statehood in 1956 under the States Reorganisation Act and later renamed as Karnataka in 1973. The First Karnataka Chief Minister was K. Chengalaraya Reddy after Independence and he served as the Karnataka Cheif Minister from 25 October 1947 to 30 March 1952. The current Karnataka Chief Minister is Basavaraj Bommai from 28 July 2021. Now that the State Elections are being conducted and result is scheduled to be released on 13 May 2023, Karnataka might get a New Karnataka Chief Minister.
Karnataka (Mysore) Chief Ministers List
Here is the list Karnataka Chief Ministers List before the state of Karnataka didnot attain statehood and was known as Mysore from 1947 to 1956.
| Name | Term (tenure length) | |
|---|---|---|
| K. Chengalaraya Reddy | 25 October 1947 | 30 March 1952 |
| Kengal Hanumanthaiah | 30 March 1952 | 19 August 1956 |
| Kadidal Manjappa | 19 August 1956 | 31 October 1956 |
Latest Karnataka CM Update
Siddaramaiah has been appointed as the Chief Minister of Karnataka by the Congress Party. This comes after Indian National Congress won 135 seats winning the Karnataka Elections. The oath ceremony is yet to be taken place and the dates will be released for the oath ceremony later. Shivkumar has been appointed as the Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka.
Karnataka Chief Ministers List
Here is the Karnataka Chief Ministers List from 1956 to 2023
| Chief Minister of Mysore (following the state’s reorganisation) | ||
| Name | Term | |
| S. Nijalingappa | 1 November 1956 | 16 May 1958 |
| B. D. Jatti | 16 May 1958 | 14 March 1962 |
| S. R. Kanthi | 14 March 1962 | 21 June 1962 |
| S. Nijalingappa | 21 June 1962 | 29 May 1968 |
| Veerendra Patil | 29 May 1968 | 18 March 1971 |
| Vacant (President’s rule) | 19 March 1971 | 20 March 1972 |
| Chief Minister of Karnataka | ||
| D. Devaraj Urs | 20 March 1972 | 31 December 1977 |
| Vacant (President’s rule) | 31 December 1977 | 28 February 1978 |
| D. Devaraj Urs | 28 February 1978 | 12 January 1980 |
| R. Gundu Rao | 12 January 1980 | 10 January 1983 |
| Ramakrishna Hegde | 10 January 1983 | 7 March 1985 |
| 8 March 1985 | 13 August 1988 | |
| S. R. Bommai | 13 August 1988 | 21 April 1989 |
| Vacant (President’s rule) | 21 April 1989 | 30 November 1989 |
| Veerendra Patil | 30 November 1989 | 10 October 1990 |
| Vacant (President’s rule) | 10 October 1990 | 17 October 1990 |
| Sarekoppa Bangarappa | 17 October 1990 | 19 November 1992 |
| M. Veerappa Moily | 19 November 1992 | 11 December 1994 |
| H. D. Deve Gowda | 11 December 1994 | 31 May 1996 |
| J. H. Patel | 31 May 1996 | 11 October 1999 |
| S. M. Krishna | 11 October 1999 | 28 May 2004 |
| Dharam Singh | 28 May 2004 | 3 February 2006 |
| H. D. Kumaraswamy | 3 February 2006 | 8 October 2007 |
| Vacant (President’s rule) | 8 October 2007 | 12 November 2007 |
| B. S. Yediyurappa | 12 November 2007 | 19 November 2007 |
| Vacant (President’s rule) | 20 November 2007 | 29 May 2008 |
| B. S. Yediyurappa | 30 May 2008 | 5 August 2011 |
| Sadananda Gowda | 5 August 2011 | 12 July 2012 |
| Jagadish Shettar | 12 July 2012 | 13 May 2013 |
| Siddaramaiah | 13 May 2013 | 17 May 2018 |
| B. S. Yediyurappa | 17 May 2018 | 23 May 2018 |
| H. D. Kumaraswamy | 23 May 2018 | 26 July 2019 |
| B. S. Yediyurappa | 26 July 2019 | 28 July 2021 |
| Basavaraj Bommai | 28 July 2021 | 14 May 2023 |
