List of deputy chief ministers of Karnataka

Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka
ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಉಪ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ
Karnāṭakada Upa Mukhya Mantri
Emblem of Government of Karnataka
since 20 May 2023
Government of Karnataka
StyleThe Honourable (Formal)
Mr. Deputy Chief Minister (Informal)
TypeDeputy Head of Government
StatusDeputy Leader of the Executive
AbbreviationDy CM
Member of
Reports to
Residence253/A, 18th Cross Rd, Bangalore
SeatVidhana Soudha
NominatorMembers of the Government of Karnataka in Karnataka Legislative Assembly
AppointerGovernor of Karnataka on the advice of the Chief Minister of Karnataka
Term lengthAt the confidence of the assembly
Deputy Chief minister's term is for 5 years and is subject to no term limits.
Inaugural holderS. M. Krishna
Formation19 November 1992 (32 years ago) (1992-11-19)
Salary
  • ₹200,000 (US$2,400)/monthly
  • ₹2,400,000 (US$29,000)/annually
WebsiteOfficial website

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 assembly, 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 a government in 2018, G. Parameshwara was sworn-in as the deputy chief minister. After which when B.S. Yeddyurappa formed a government in 2019, three deputy chief ministers were sworn-in, C. N. Ashwath Narayan, Govind Karjol and Laxman Savadi. For the first Karnataka witnessed three 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 nine terms; meanwhile, Siddaramaiah held the position twice.

List of deputy chief ministers of Karnataka

Colour key for parties
  Bharatiya Janata Party
  Indian National Congress
  Janata Dal
  Janata Dal (Secular)
# Portrait Name Constituency Term of office Assembly
(election) 		Chief Minister Party
1 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 1 year, 219 days 16th
(2023 election) 		Siddaramaiah Indian National Congress

Statistics

# Deputy Chief Minister Party Term of office
Longest continuous term Total duration of deputy chief ministership
1 Siddaramaiah JD/JD(S) 3 years, 52 days 4 years, 121 days
2 C. N. Ashwath Narayan BJP 1 year, 340 days 1 year, 340 days
3 Govind Karjol BJP 1 year, 340 days 1 year, 340 days
4 Laxman Savadi BJP 1 year, 340 days 1 year, 340 days
5 S. M. Krishna INC 1 year, 322 days 1 year, 322 days
6 D. K. Shivakumar INC 1 year, 219 days 1 year, 219 days
7 G. Parameshwara INC 1 year, 61 days 1 year, 61 days
8 B. S. Yediyurappa BJP 1 year, 253 days 1 year, 253 days
9 J. H. Patel JD 1 year, 172 days 1 year, 172 days
10 K. S. Eshwarappa BJP 304 days 304 days
11 R. Ashoka BJP 304 days 304 days
12 M. P. Prakash JD(S) 173 days 173 days

See also

References

  1. ^ "Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution". The Hindu. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Karunanidhi makes Stalin Deputy Chief Minister". The Hindu. 30 May 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. ^ Stalin appointed Tamil Nadu Deputy CM
  4. ^ "States of India since 1947". Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Detailed Profile: Shri S.M. Krishna". Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  6. ^ 2 Deputy CMs for Karnataka
  7. ^ "Rediff On The NeT: Karnataka CM sacks 8 ministers". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 9 December 2021.