(President's rule)
|N/A
|N/A
|18 March 1971
|20 March 1972
|
|Dissolved
|N/A
|
|-
|5
| 108x108px
|Devaraj Devaraj Arasu
| rowspan="2" |
|7th<br />
| rowspan="3" |Janata Party
| rowspan="3" style="background-color: " |
|-
|Basavanagudi
|Bengaluru Urban
(then part of Undivided Bengaluru)
|8 March 1985
|13 August 1988
| rowspan="2" |8th<br/>
|-
|4
|102x102px
|Somappa Rayappa Bommai
|Hubli Rural
|Dharwad
|13 August 1988
|21 April 1989
|
|-
|
|120x120px
| scope="row" |Vacant
(President's rule)
|N/A
|N/A
|21 April 1989
|30 November 1989
|
|Dissolved
|N/A
|
|-
|5
| 100x100px
|Veerendra Basappa Patil
|Chincholi
|Kalaburagi
|30 November 1989
|10 October 1990
|
| rowspan="4" |9th<br/>
|Indian National Congress
|style="background-color: " |
|-
|
|120x120px
| scope="row" |Vacant
(President's rule)
|N/A
|N/A
|10 October 1990
|17 October 1990
|
|N/A
|
|-
|6
|
|Sarekoppa Bangarappa
|Soraba
|Shivamogga
|17 October 1990
|19 November 1992
|
| rowspan="2" |Indian National Congress
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: " |
|-
|7
|97x97px
|Marpadi Veerappa Moily
|Karkala
|Udupi
(then part of undivided Dakshina Kannada)
|19 November 1992
|11 December 1994
|
|-
|8
|97x97px
|Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda
|Ramanagara
|Bengaluru South
(then part of Undivided Bengaluru Rural)
|11 December 1994
|31 May 1996
|
| rowspan="2" |10th<br/>
| rowspan="2" |Janata Dal
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: " |
|-
|9
|
|Jayadevappa Halappa Patel
|Channagiri
|Davanagere
(then part of Undivided Shivamogga)
|31 May 1996
|11 October 1999
|
|-
|10
|94x94px
|Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna
|Maddur
|Mandya
|11 October 1999
|28 May 2004
|
|11th<br/>
| rowspan="2" |Indian National Congress
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: " |
|-
|11
|96x96px
|Dharam Narayan Singh
|Jevargi
|Kalaburagi
|28 May 2004
|3 February 2006
|
| rowspan="4" |12th<br/>
|-
|12
|103x103px
|Haradanahalli Devegowda Kumaraswamy
|Ramanagara
|Bengaluru South
(then part of Undivided Bengaluru Rural)
|3 February 2006
|8 October 2007
|
|Janata Dal (Secular)
|style="background-color: " |
|-
|
|120x120px
| scope="row" |Vacant
(President's rule)
|N/A
|N/A
|8 October 2007
|12 November 2007
|
|N/A
|
|-
|13
|96x96px
|Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yediyurappa
|Shikaripura
|Shivamogga
|12 November 2007
|19 November 2007
|
|Bharatiya Janata Party
|style="background-color: " |
|-
|
|120x120px
| scope="row" |Vacant
(President's rule)
|N/A
|N/A
|19 November 2007
|29 May 2008
|
|Dissolved
|N/A
|
|-
|(13)
|96x96px
|Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yediyurappa
|Shikaripura
|Shivamogga
|30 May 2008
|5 August 2011
|
| rowspan="3" |13th<br/>
| rowspan="3" |Bharatiya Janata Party
| rowspan="3" style="background-color: " |
|-
|14
|106x106px
|Devaragunda Venkappa Sadananda Gowda
|Legislative Assembly (MLC)
|N/A
|5 August 2011
|12 July 2012
|
|-
|15
|83x83px
|Jagadish Shivappa Shettar
|Hubli-Dharwad Central
|Dharwad
|12 July 2012
|13 May 2013
|
|-
|16
|93x93px
|Siddaramaiah Siddarame Gowda
|Varuna
|Mysuru
|13 May 2013
|17 May 2018
|
|14th<br/>
| rowspan="1" |Indian National Congress
|style="background-color: " |
|-
|(13)
|96x96px
|Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yediyurappa
|Shikaripura
|Shivamogga
|17 May 2018
|23 May 2018
|
| rowspan="4" |15th<br/>
|Bharatiya Janata Party
|style="background-color: " |
|-
|(12)
|103x103px
|Haradanahalli Devegowda Kumaraswamy
|Channapatna
|Bengaluru South
(then referred to as Ramanagara)
|23 May 2018
|26 July 2019
|
|Janata Dal (Secular)
|style="background-color: " |
|-
|(13)
|96x96px
|Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yediyurappa
|Shikaripura
|Shivamogga
|26 July 2019
|28 July 2021
|
| rowspan="2" |Bharatiya Janata Party
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: " |
|-
|17
|100x100px
|Basavaraj Somappa Bommai
|Shiggaon
|Haveri
|28 July 2021
|20 May 2023
|
|-
|(16)
|93x93px
|Siddaramaiah Siddarame Gowda
|Varuna
|Mysuru
|20 May 2023
|3 June 2026
|
| rowspan="2" | 16th<br/>
| rowspan="2" | Indian National Congress
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: " |
|-
|18
|91x91px
|Doddalahalli Kempegowda Shivakumar
|Kanakapura
|Bengaluru South
(then referred to as Ramanagara)
|3 June 2026
|Incumbent
|
|}
Statistics
{| 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
|Siddaramaiah
| style="background-color: " |
| INC
|
|
|-
!2
| D. Devaraj Urs
| style="background-color: " |
| INC / INC(R)
|
| 7 years, 239 days
|-
!3
| S. Nijalingappa
| style="background-color: " |
| INC
|
| 7 years, 175 days
|-
!4
| Ramakrishna Hegde
| style="background-color: " |
| JP
|
|
|-
!5
| B. S. Yediyurappa
| style="background-color: " |
| BJP
|
| 5 years, 82 days
|-
!6
| S. M. Krishna
| style="background-color: " |
| INC
|
|
|-
!7
| B. D. Jatti
| style="background-color: " |
| INC
|
|
|-
!8
| Veerendra Patil
| style="background-color: " |
| INC / INC(O)
|
| 3 years, 242 days
|-
!9
| J. H. Patel
| style="background-color: " |
| JD
|
|
|-
!10
| R. Gundu Rao
| style="background-color: " |
| INC
|
|
|-
!11
| H. D. Kumaraswamy
| style="background-color: " |
| JD(S)
|
| 2 years, 311 days
|-
!12
| Sarekoppa Bangarappa
| style="background-color: " |
| INC
|
|
|-
!13
| Veerappa Moily
| style="background-color: " |
| INC
|
|
|-
!14
| Basavaraj Bommai
| style="background-color: " |
| BJP
|
|
|-
!15
| Dharam Singh
| style="background-color: " |
| INC
|
|
|-
!16
| H. D. Deve Gowda
| style="background-color: " |
| JD
|
|
|-
!17
| Sadananda Gowda
| style="background-color: " |
| BJP
|
|
|-
!18
| Jagadish Shettar
| style="background-color: " |
| BJP
|
|
|-
!19
| S. R. Bommai
| style="background-color: " |
| JP
|
|
|-
!20
| S. R. Kanthi
| style="background-color: " |
| INC
|
|
|-
!21
| D. K. Shivakumar
| style="background-color: " |
| INC
|
|
|-
! —
! President's Rule
| style="background-color: " |
| —
| 1 year, 1 day
|2 years, 121 days
|}
;By political party
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+Span by political party (as of 1 January 2026)
!Political party
!Number of chief ministers
!Total years of holding CMO
|-
|Indian National Congress <br> <small>including INC(I) / INC(O) / INC(R)</small>
|11
|46 years, 251 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
|}
Oath
Swearing in the name of God:
"____ emba hesarina naanu, Ishwarana hesarinalli pramana maaduttane endare, ____ raajyada mukhyamantriyaagi nanna aalochanege taralaaguva athava nanage tiliyabaruva yaavude vishayavannu, raajyada mukhyamantriyaagi nanna kartavyagalannu yogyavaagi nirvahisalu dharshisabahudadaagi dharshisuvudannu bittu, bere yaavude vyakthi athava vyakthigalige pratyakshavaagi athava aparatyakshavaagi tiliyapadisuvudilla athava bahiranga golisuvudilla."
Solemn Affirmation (Non-religious):
"____ emba hesarina naanu, gambheeravaagi pratijne maaduttane endare, ____ raajyada mukhyamantriyaagi nanna aalochanege taralaaguva athava nanage tiliyabaruva yaavude vishayavannu, raajyada mukhyamantriyaagi nanna kartavyagalannu yogyavaagi nirvahisalu dharshisabahudadaagi dharshisuvudannu bittu, bere yaavude vyakthi athava vyakthigalige pratyakshavaagi athava aparatyakshavaagi tiliyapadisuvudilla athava bahiranga golisuvudilla."
2. Chief Minister (CM) - Oath of Office
(Adhikaara Sweekara Pramana Vachana)
Since the CM always takes this right before the secrecy oath, it's helpful to have it handy:
Swearing in the name of God:
"____ emba hesarina naanu, Ishwarana hesarinalli pramana maaduttane endare, kaanunina moolaka sthapitavada bhaarata samvidhaanada bagege nija vaada shraddhe mattu nishthaiyannu hondiruttane endare, bhaarata sarvabhoumatva mattu akhandatethaiyannu samarthisuttane endare, mattu ____ raajyada mukhyamantriyaagi nanna kartavyagalannu nishthaiyinda mattu anta:karanadi nirvahisuttane endare, yaavude bhaya athava pakshapaata, raga athava dwesha illade, samvidhaana mattu kaanunige anusaaravaagi ella bageya janarige nyaayavannu odagisuttane."Oath of Secrecy
"I, [Name], do swear in the name of God / solemnly affirm that I will not directly or indirectly communicate or reveal to any person or persons any matter which shall be brought under my consideration or shall become known to me as a Minister for the State of [Name of State] except as may be required for the due discharge of my duties as such Minister."
Parties by total duration (in years) of holding Chief Minister's Office
See also
- Dewan of Mysore
- List of Diwans of Mysore
- List of deputy chief ministers of Karnataka