Sl. No. Name Party Period
1 Chengalaraya Reddy Congress October 25, 1947 – March 30, 1952
2 Kengal Hanumanthaiah Congress March 30, 1952 – August 19, 1956
3 Kadidal Manjappa Congress August 19, 1956 – October 31, 1956
4 S. Nijalingappa Congress November 1, 1956 – April 10, 1957
5 S. Nijalingappa Congress April 10, 1957 – May 16, 1958
6 B.D. Jatti Congress May 16, 1958 – March 9, 1962
7 S.R. Kanthi Congress March 14, 1962 – June 20, 1962
8 S. Nijalingappa Congress June 21, 1962 – March 3, 1967
9 S. Nijalingappa Congress March 3, 1967 – May 29, 1968
10 Veerendra Patil Congress May 29, 1968 – March 18, 1971
Presidents Rule March 19, 1971 – March 20, 1972
11 D. Devaraj Urs Congress March 20, 1972 – December 31, 1977
Presidents Rule December 31, 1977 – February 28, 1978
12 D. Devaraj Urs Congress February 28, 1978 – January 7, 1980
13 R. Gundu Rao Congress January 12, 1980 – January 6, 1983
14 Ramakrishna Hegde Janata Party January 10, 1983 – December 29, 1984
15 Ramakrishna Hegde Janata Party March 8, 1985 – February 13, 1986
16 Ramakrishna Hegde Janata Party February 16, 1986 – August 10, 1988
17 S.R. Bommai Janata Party August 13, 1988 – April 21, 1989
Presidents Rule April 21, 1989 – November 30, 1989
18 Veerendra Patil Congress November 30, 1989 – October 10, 1990
Presidents Rule October 10, 1990 – October 17, 1990
19 S. Bangarappa Congress October 17, 1990 – November 19, 1992
20 M. Veerappa Moily Congress November 19, 1992 – December 11, 1994
21 H.D. Deve Gowda Janata Dal December 11, 1994 – May 31, 1996
22 J.H. Patel Janata Dal May 31, 1996 – October 07, 1999
23 S.M. Krishna Congress October 11, 1999 – May 28, 2004
24 Dharam Singh Congress

[Congress-JD(s) coalition]

 May 28, 2004 – Jan 27, 2006
24 H D Kumaraswamy JD(s)

[BJP-JD(s) coalition]

 Feb 3, 2006 -  October 8, 2007
25 Presidents Rule October 9, 2007 – November 8, 2007
26 B S Yeddyurappa BJP

[BJP-JD(s) coalition]

 November 12, 2007 – November 19, 2007
27 Presidents Rule November 20, 2007 – May 29, 2008
28 B S Yeddyurappa BJP May 30, 2008 -
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