Chief Minister of Karnataka
1. K. Chengalaraya Reddy
Period - 25 oct 1947 to 30 march 1952
Party - INC
2. Kengal Hanumanthaiah
Period - 30 march 1952 to 19 aug 1956
Party - INC
3. Kadidal Manjappa
Period - 19 aug 1956 to 31 oct 1956
Party - INC
4. S. Nijalinggappa
Period - 1 nov 1956 to 10 apr 1957
Party - INC
5. S. Nijalingappa
Period - 10 apr 1957 to 16 may 1958
Party - INC
6. B.D. Jatti
Period - 16 may 1958 to 9 mar 1962
Party - INC
7. S. R. Kanthi
Period - 14 mar 1962 to 20 june 1962
Party - INC
8. S. Nijalingappa
Period - 21 june 1962 to 3 mar 1967
Party - INC
9. S. Nijalingappa
Period - 3 mar 1967 to 29 may 1968
Party - INC
10. Veerendra Patil
Period - 29 may 1968 to 18 mar 1971
Party - INC
President rule -
19 mar 1971 to 20 mar 1972
11. D. Devaraj Urs
Period - 20 mar 1972 to 31 dec 1977
Party - INC
President rule -
31 dec 1977 to 28 feb 1978
12. D. Devaraj Urs
Period - 28 feb 1978 to 7 jan 1980
Party - INC
13. R. Gundu Rao
Period - 12 jan 1980 to 6 jan 1983
Party - INC
14. Ramakrishna Hegde
Period - 10 jan 1983 to 29 dec 1984
Party - JNP
15. Ramakrishna Hegde
Period - 8 mar 1985 to 13 feb 1986
Party - JNP
16. Ramakrishna Hegde
Period - 16 feb 1986 to 10 aug 1988
Party - JNP
17. S.R. Bommai
Period - 13 aug 1988 to 21 apr 1989
Party - JNP
President rule -
21 apr 1989 to 30 nov 1989
18. Veerendra Patil
Period - 30 Nov 1989 to 10 oct 1990
Party - INC
President rule -
10 oct 1990 to 17 oct 1990
19. S. Bangarappa
Period - 17 oct 1990 to 19 nov 1992
Party - INC
20. M. Veerappa Moily
Period - 19 nov 1992 to 11 dec 1994
Party - INC
21. H.D.Deve Gowda
Period - 11 dec 1994 to 31 may 1996
Party - JD
22. J.H.Patel
Period - 31 may 1996 to 7 oct 1999
Party - JD
23. S.M. Krishna
Period - 11 oct 1999 to 28 may 2004
Party - INC
24. Dharam singh
Period - 28 may 2004 to 28 jan 2006
Party - INC , JD (S)
25. H.D. Kumaraswamy
Period - 3 feb 2006 to 8 oct 2007
Party - BJP, JD(S)
President rule -
9 oct 2007 to 11 nov 2007
26. B. S. Yeddyurappa
Period - 12 nov 2007 to 19 nov 2007
Party - BJP
President rule -
20 nov 2007 to 29 may 2008
27. B. S. Yeddyurappa
Period - 30 may 2008 to 31 july 2011
Party - BJP
28. D. V. Sadananda Gowda
Period - 4 aug 2011 to 12 july 2012
Party - BJP
29. Jagadish Shettar
Period - 12 july 2012 to 12 may 2013
Party - BJP
30. Siddaramaiah
Period - 13 may 2013 to 15 may 2018
Party - INC
31. H. D. Kumaraswamy
Period - 23 may 2018 to present
Party - Janata Dal (Secular)