List of deputy chief ministers of Karnataka
| Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಉಪ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ | |
|---|---|
| Karnāṭakada Upa Mukhya Mantri | |
Mr. Deputy Chief Minister (Informal) | |
| Type | Deputy Head of Government |
| Status | Deputy Leader of the Executive |
| Abbreviation | Dy CM |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | |
Chief Minister of Karnataka | |
| Term length | At the confidence of the assembly Deputy Chief minister's term is for 5 years and is subject to no term limits. |
| Inaugural holder | S. M. Krishna |
| Formation | 19 November 1992 |
| Salary |
|
| Website | Official website |
The Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka is a member of the Cabinet in the
Hung Parliament, when a proper chain of command is necessary[4]
The first Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka was
Chief Minister.[6] When H. D. Kumaraswamy
formed Government in 2018,
B.S. Yeddyurappa formed Government in 2019, three Deputy Chief Ministers were sworn-in, C. N. Ashwath Narayan, Govind Karjol and Laxman Savadi
. For the first Karnataka witnessed 3 Deputy Chief Ministers in office at the same time.
Many times there arose a proposal to make this post permanent, but nothing happened.
So far, Karnataka has witnessed 11 Deputy Chief Ministers in 9 Terms; meanwhile, Siddaramaiah held the position twice.
List of deputy chief ministers of Karnataka
| Colour key for parties |
|---|
| # | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of office | Assembly (election) |
Chief Minister
|
Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .jpg)
|
S. M. Krishna | Maddur
|
21 January 1993 | 9 December 1994 | 1 year, 322 days | 9th (1989 election) |
M. Veerappa Moily
|
Indian National Congress | |
| 2 | 
|
J. H. Patel | Channagiri
|
11 December 1994 | 31 May 1996 | 1 year, 172 days | 10th (1994 election) |
H. D. Deve Gowda | Janata Dal | |
| 3 | 
|
Siddaramaiah | Chamundeshwari
|
31 May 1996 | 22 July 1999[7] | 3 years, 52 days | J. H. Patel | |||
| Vacant (22 July 1999 – 28 May 2004) | ||||||||||
| (3) |
|
Siddaramaiah | Chamundeshwari
|
28 May 2004 | 5 August 2005 | 1 year, 69 days | 12th (2004 election) |
Dharam Singh | Janata Dal (Secular) | |
| 4 |
|
M. P. Prakash |
Hoovina Hadagali | 8 August 2005 | 28 January 2006 | 173 days | ||||
| 5 | 
|
B. S. Yediyurappa | Shikaripura
|
3 February 2006 | 8 October 2007 | 1 year, 253 days | H. D. Kumaraswamy | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| Vacant (9 October 2007 – 12 July 2012) | ||||||||||
| 6 | 
|
R. Ashoka | Padmanabha Nagar
|
12 July 2012 | 12 May 2013 | 304 days | 13th (2008 election) |
Jagadish Shettar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 6 | 
|
K. S. Eshwarappa | Shivamogga
| |||||||
| Vacant (12 May 2013 – 23 May 2018) | ||||||||||
| 7 | 
|
G. Parameshwara | Koratagere
|
23 May 2018 | 23 July 2019 | 1 year, 61 days | 15th (2018 election) |
H. D. Kumaraswamy | Indian National Congress | |
| 8 | 
|
C. N. Ashwath Narayan | Malleshwaram
|
26 August 2019 | 26 July 2021 | 1 year, 340 days | B. S. Yediyurappa | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 8 |
|
Govind Karjol | Mudhol
| |||||||
| 8 | 
|
Laxman Savadi | MLC | |||||||
| Vacant (26 July 2021 – 20 May 2023) | ||||||||||
| 9 | 
|
D. K. Shivakumar | Kanakapura | 20 May 2023 | Incumbent | 343 days | 16th (2023 election) |
Siddaramaiah | Indian National Congress | |
See also
References
- ^ "Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution". The Hindu. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Karunanidhi makes Stalin Deputy Chief Minister". The Hindu. 30 May 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ Stalin appointed Tamil Nadu Deputy CM
- ^ "States of India since 1947". Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Detailed Profile: Shri S.M. Krishna". Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ 2 Deputy CMs for Karnataka
- ^ "Rediff On The NeT: Karnataka CM sacks 8 ministers". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 9 December 2021.