Abhi Walk of Life

Chief Minister of Karnataka State  No Name Term Start Term End 1 K. Chengalaraya Reddy          25 Oct 1947 30 Mar 1952 2 Kengal Hanumanthaiah           30 Mar 1952 19 Aug 1956 3 Kadidal Manjappa           19 Aug 1956 31 Oct 1956 4 S. Nijalingappa             1 Nov 1956 16 May 1958 5 B. D. Jatti           16 May 1958 9 Mar 1962 6 S. R. Kanthi             9 Mar 1962 21 Jun 1962 7 S. Nijalingappa           21 Jun 1962 29 May 1968 8 Veerendra Patil            29 May 1968 18 Mar 1971 - President's Rule            19 Mar 1971 20 Mar 1972 9 D. Devaraj Urs            20 Mar 1972 31 Dec 1977 - President's Rule           31 Dec 1977 28 Feb 1978 10 D. Devaraj Urs       ...

Here is the complete list of Chief Ministers of Karnataka (Mysore State renamed as Karnataka on 1 Nov 1973): *Current as of Sept 2026: D.K. Shivakumar* took oath on 3 June 2026 4da7 No.     Name.       Tenure 1 K. Chengalaraya Reddy 1947 - 1952 2 Kengal Hanumanthaiah 1952 - 1956 3 Kadidal Manjappa.    Aug - Oct 1956 4 S. Nijalingappa    1956-58 & 1962-68 5 B. D. Jatti                          1958 - 1962 6 S. R. Kanthi                  Mar - Jun 1962 7 Veerendra Patil     1968-71 & 1989-90 - President's Rule                        1971-72 8 D. Devaraj Urs        1972-77 & 1978-80 - President's Rule                         1977-78 9 R. Gundu Rao  ...