| Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಉಪ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ | |
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| Karnāṭakada Upa Mukhya Mantri | |
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Doddalahalli Kempegowda Shivakumar since 20 May 2023 | |
| Government of Karnataka | |
| Style | The Honourable (Formal) Mr. Deputy Chief Minister (Informal) |
| Type | Deputy Head of Government |
| Status | Deputy Leader of the Executive |
| Abbreviation | Dy CM |
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| Residence | 253/A, 18th Cross Rd, Bangalore |
| Seat | Vidhana Soudha |
| Nominator | Members of the Government of KarnatakainKarnataka Legislative Assembly |
| Appointer | Governor of Karnataka on the advice of the 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 (31 years ago) (1992-11-19) |
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| Website | Official 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 ministerorfinance 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]inM. 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.
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| # | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of office | Assembly (election) |
Chief Minister | Party | |||
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S. M. Krishna | Maddur | 21 January 1993 | 9 December 1994 | 1 year, 322 days | 9th (1989 election) |
M. Veerappa Moily | Indian National Congress | |
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J. H. Patel | Channagiri | 11 December 1994 | 31 May 1996 | 1 year, 172 days | 10th (1994 election) |
H. D. Deve Gowda | Janata Dal | |
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Siddaramaiah | Chamundeshwari | 31 May 1996 | 22 July 1999[7] | 3 years, 52 days | J. H. Patel | |||
| Vacant (22 July 1999 – 28 May 2004) | ||||||||||
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Siddaramaiah | Chamundeshwari | 28 May 2004 | 5 August 2005 | 1 year, 69 days | 12th (2004 election) |
Dharam Singh | Janata Dal (Secular) | |
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M. P. Prakash |
Hoovina Hadagali | 8 August 2005 | 28 January 2006 | 173 days | ||||
| 5 | 
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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 | 
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R. Ashoka | Padmanabha Nagar | 12 July 2012 | 12 May 2013 | 304 days | 13th (2008 election) |
Jagadish Shettar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
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K. S. Eshwarappa | Shivamogga | |||||||
| Vacant (12 May 2013 – 23 May 2018) | ||||||||||
| 7 | 
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G. Parameshwara | Koratagere | 23 May 2018 | 23 July 2019 | 1 year, 61 days | 15th (2018 election) |
H. D. Kumaraswamy | Indian National Congress | |
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C. N. Ashwath Narayan | Malleshwaram | 26 August 2019 | 26 July 2021 | 1 year, 340 days | B. S. Yediyurappa | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
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Govind Karjol | Mudhol | |||||||
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Laxman Savadi | MLC | |||||||
| Vacant (26 July 2021 – 20 May 2023) | ||||||||||
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D. K. Shivakumar | Kanakapura | 20 May 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 50 days | 16th (2023 election) |
Siddaramaiah | Indian National Congress | |
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