List of deputy chief ministers of Karnataka

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The Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka is a member of the Cabinet in the Government of Karnataka. Not technically a constitutional office,[1] it seldom carries any specific powers. A deputy Chief minister usually also holds a key cabinet portfolio such as home minister or finance minister. In the parliamentary system of government, According to the Constitution of India, the Governor is Karnataka's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with its Chief Minister;[2][3] the position of Deputy Chief Minister is used to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government or in times of Hung Parliament, when a proper chain of command is necessary[4]

The first Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka was S. M. Krishna,[5] in M. Veerappa Moily's cabinet in 1992. The office has since been only intermittently occupied. The former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is the Longest serving Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, who held the Post on Two Occasions. Once during the Chief Minister-ship of J. H. Patel and another time when Dharam Singh was the Chief Minister. R. Ashoka and Eshwarappa were Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, who took on the role when Jagadish Shettar was the Chief Minister.[6] When H. D. Kumaraswamy formed Government in 2018, G. Parameshwara was sworn-in as the Deputy Chief Minister. After which when 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

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№ Name Portrait Constituency Term of office Assembly[7]
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1 S. M. Krishna File:India-eam-krishna (cropped).jpg Maddur 21 January 1993 9 December 1994 Template:Age in years and days Ninth Assembly

(1989–94)
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Indian National Congress style="background:Template:Party color;" | M. Veerappa Moily style="background:Template:Party color;" |
2 J. H. Patel Channagiri 11 December 1994 31 May 1996 Template:Age in years and days Tenth Assembly

(1994–99)
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Janata Dal rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color;" | H. D. Deve Gowda rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color;" |
3 Siddaramaiah File:Siddaramaiah1.jpg Chamundeshwari 31 May 1996 22 July 1999[8] Template:Age in years and days J. H. Patel
Vacant (22 July 1999 – 28 May 2004)
(3) Siddaramaiah[9] File:Siddaramaiah1.jpg Chamundeshwari 28 May 2004 5 August 2005 Template:Age in years and days Twelfth Assembly

(2004–07)
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Janata Dal (Secular) rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" | Dharam Singh rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" |
4 M. P. Prakash[10][11]
 File:No image available.svg Hoovina Hadagali 8 August 2005 28 January 2006 Template:Age in years and days
5 B. S. Yediyurappa File:The Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri B.S. Yediyurappa.jpg Shikaripura 3 February 2006 8 October 2007 Template:Age in years and days Bharatiya Janata Party style="background:Template:Party color;" | H. D. Kumaraswamy style="background:Template:Party color;" |
Vacant (9 October 2007 – 12 July 2012)
6 R. Ashoka File:R. Ashoka.jpg Padmanabha Nagar 12 July 2012 12 May 2013 Template:Age in years and days Thirteenth Assembly (2008–13)
Template:Small 		Bharatiya Janata Party rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" | Jagadish Shettar rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" |
6 K. S. Eshwarappa File:Mode-of-karnataka-assembly-elections-2013 136144047626.jpg Shivamogga
Vacant (12 May 2013 – 23 May 2018)
7 G. Parameshwara File:Dr G Parameshwara.JPG Koratagere 23 May 2018 23 July 2019 Template:Age in years and days Fifteenth Assembly (2018–23)
Template:Small 		Indian National Congress style="background:Template:Party color;" | H. D. Kumaraswamy style="background:Template:Party color;" |
8 C. N. Ashwath Narayan File:AshwathNarayan.jpg Malleshwaram 26 August 2019 26 July 2021 Template:Age in years and days Bharatiya Janata Party rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Party color;" | B. S. Yediyurappa rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Party color;" |
8 Govind Karjol File:No image available.svg Mudhol
8 Laxman Savadi File:Laxman Savadi.jpg Member of Karnataka Legislative Council

See also

References

  1. ↑ Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution.
  2. ↑ Karunanidhi makes Stalin Deputy Chief Minister. The Hindu(30 May 2009).
  3. ↑ Stalin appointed Tamil Nadu Deputy CM
  4. ↑ States of India since 1947.
  5. ↑ Detailed Profile: Shri S.M. Krishna
  6. ↑ 2 Deputy CMs for Karnataka
  7. ↑ Assemblies from 1952. Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Archived on 6 December 2016.
  8. ↑ Rediff On The NeT: Karnataka CM sacks 8 ministers. www.rediff.com. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  9. ↑ Special Correspondent: Siddaramaiah, two others dropped., The Hindu, 6 August 2005.
  10. ↑ Staff Reporter: State says Maharashtra's flood problems are of its own making., The Hindu, 9 August 2005.
  11. ↑ M. Madan Mohan: Another honour for north Karnataka., The Hindu, 9 August 2005.

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