List of deputy chief ministers of Karnataka

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{{Infobox political post
| border = parliamentary
| minister = not_prime
| insignia = [[File:Seal of Karnataka.svg|Seal of Karnataka|150px]]
| insigniasize = 50px
| insigniacaption = [[Coat of arms of Karnataka|Emblem of Govt. of Karnataka]]
| post = Deputy Chief Minister
| image =
| imagesize =
| incumbent = Vacant
| incumbentsince = 26 July 2021
| precursor = [[Govind Karjol]], [[C. N. Ashwath Narayan]], [[Laxman Savadi]]
| appointer = [[Governor of Karnataka|Governor]] on the advice of the [[Chief Minister of Karnataka|Chief Minister]]
| inaugural = [[S. M. Krishna]]
| formation = 19 November 1992
| body = Karnataka
}}

The '''Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka''' is a member of the Cabinet in the [[Government of Karnataka]]. Not technically a [[Constitution of India|constitutional]] office,<ref name="dcmconsti">{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/of-deputy-chief-ministers-and-the-constitution/article3632410.ece | title=Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution | accessdate=7 November 2017}}</ref> it seldom carries any specific powers. A deputy Chief minister usually also holds a key cabinet portfolio such as [[Minister for Home Affairs (India)|home minister]] or [[Minister of Finance (India)|finance minister]]. In the [[parliamentary system]] of government, According to the Constitution of India, the [[Governor of Karnataka|Governor]] is Karnataka's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests with its [[Chief Minister of Karnataka|Chief Minister]];<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/Karunanidhi-makes-Stalin-Deputy-Chief-Minister/article16605744.ece | title=Karunanidhi makes Stalin Deputy Chief Minister | date=30 May 2009 | newspaper=The Hindu | accessdate=11 January 2020 }}</ref><ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Stalin+appointed+Tamil+Nadu+Deputy+CM/1/44292.html Stalin appointed Tamil Nadu Deputy CM]</ref> 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 [[command hierarchy|chain of command]] is necessary<ref name="worldstatesmen">{{cite web |url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_states.html | title=States of India since 1947 | accessdate=6 November 2017}}</ref>

The first Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka was [[S. M. Krishna]],<ref>[https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=1190 Detailed Profile: Shri S.M. Krishna]</ref> in [[M. Veerappa Moily]]'s cabinet in 1992. The office has since been only intermittently occupied. The former [[Chief Minister of Karnataka|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 [[K S Eshwarappa|Eshwarappa]] were Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, who took on the role when [[Jagadish Shettar]] was the [[Chief Minister of Karnataka|Chief Minister]].<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/2-deputy-cms-for-karnataka/article3623735.ece 2 Deputy CMs for Karnataka]</ref> When [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]] formed Government in 2018,
[[G. Parameshwara]] was sworn-in as the Deputy Chief Minister. After which when [[basavaraj bommayi]] 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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{{legend|{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}|[[Indian National Congress]]|outline=grey}}
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! №
! Name
! width=75|Portrait
! Constituency
! colspan="3" | Term of office
! [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Assembly]]<ref>[http://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/review/assemblies.htm Assemblies from 1952]. Karnataka Legislative Assembly. [https://web.archive.org/web/20161206052916/http://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/review/assemblies.htm Archived] on 6 December 2016.</ref> {{small|([[Elections in Karnataka|election]])}}
! colspan=2|Political party
! colspan=2|Chief Minister
|-
| 1
! [[S. M. Krishna]]
| [[File:India-eam-krishna (cropped).jpg|103x103px]]
| [[Maddur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Maddur]]
| 21 January 1993
| 9 December 1994
|{{age in years and days|1993|1|21|1994|12|09}}
| Ninth Assembly
(1989–94) {{small|([[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1989 election]])}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| style="background:{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}};" |
| [[M. Veerappa Moily]]
| style="background:{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}};" |
|-
| 2
! [[J. H. Patel]]
| [[File:J H Patel became the chief minister of Karnataka when Devwgowda cut short his tenure to become the prime minister of India.jpg|79x79px]]
| [[Channagiri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Channagiri]]
| 11 December 1994
| 31 May 1996
|{{age in years and days|1994|12|11|1996|5|31}}
| rowspan="2" |Tenth Assembly
(1994–99) {{small|([[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1994 election]])}}
| rowspan=2 | [[Janata Dal]]
| rowspan=2 style="background:{{Janata Dal/meta/color}};" |
| [[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
| rowspan=2 style="background:{{Janata Dal/meta/color}};" |
|-
| 3
! [[Siddaramaiah]]
| [[File:Siddaramaiah1.jpg|96x96px]]
| [[Chamundeshwari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chamundeshwari]]
| 31 May 1996
| 7 October 1999
|{{age in years and days|1996|5|31|1999|10|7}}
| [[J. H. Patel]]
|-
! colspan="11" | Vacant (8 October 1999 – 28 May 2004)
|-
| (3)
! [[Siddaramaiah]]<ref>Special Correspondent: [https://web.archive.org/web/20060302065326/http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/06/stories/2005080613530100.htm Siddaramaiah, two others dropped.], ''[[The Hindu]]'', 6 August 2005.</ref>
| [[File:Siddaramaiah1.jpg|96x96px]]
| [[Chamundeshwari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chamundeshwari]]
| 28 May 2004
| 5 August 2005
|{{age in years and days|2004|5|28|2005|8|5}}
| rowspan="3" |Twelfth Assembly
(2004–07) {{small|([[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2004 election]])}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Janata Dal (Secular)]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:{{Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/color}};" |
| rowspan="2" |[[Dharam Singh]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}};" |
|-
| 4
! [[M. P. Prakash]]<ref>Staff Reporter: [https://web.archive.org/web/20050811010605/http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/09/stories/2005080915970100.htm State says Maharashtra's flood problems are of its own making.], ''[[The Hindu]]'', 9 August 2005.</ref><ref>M. Madan Mohan: [https://web.archive.org/web/20060307032900/http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/09/stories/2005080906970300.htm Another honour for north Karnataka.], ''[[The Hindu]]'', 9 August 2005.</ref> 
| [[File:No image available.svg|90px]]
| [[Hadagalli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hoovina Hadagali]]
| 8 August 2005
| 28 January 2006
|{{age in years and days|2005|8|8|2006|1|28}}
|-
| 5
! [[B. S. Yediyurappa]]
| [[File:The Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri B.S. Yediyurappa.jpg|99x99px]]
| [[Shikaripura (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Shikaripura]]
| 3 February 2006
| 8 October 2007
|{{age in years and days|2006|1|28|2007|10|8}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| style="background:{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}};" |
| [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]]
| style="background:{{Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/color}};" |
|-
! colspan="11" |Vacant (9 October 2007 – 12 July 2012)
|-
| 6
! [[R. Ashoka]]
| [[File:R. Ashoka.jpg|80x80px]]
| [[Padmanaba Nagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Padmanabha Nagar]]
| rowspan="2" | 12 July 2012
| rowspan="2" | 12 May 2013
| rowspan="2" |{{age in years and days|2012|7|12|2013|5|12}}
| rowspan="2" |Thirteenth Assembly (2008–13) {{small|([[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008 election]])}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}};" |
| rowspan="2" |[[Jagadish Shettar]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}};" |
|-
| 6
! [[K. S. Eshwarappa]]
| [[File:Mode-of-karnataka-assembly-elections-2013 136144047626.jpg|75x75px]]
| [[Shimoga (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Shivamogga]]
|-
! colspan="11" | Vacant (12 May 2013 – 23 May 2018)
|-
| 7
! [[G. Parameshwara]]
| [[File:Dr G Parameshwara.JPG|106x106px]]
| [[Koratagere (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Koratagere]]
| 23 May 2018
| 23 July 2019
|{{age in years and days|2018|5|23|2019|7|23}}
| rowspan="4" |Fifteenth Assembly (2018–23) {{small|([[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018 election]])}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| style="background:{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}};" |
| [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]]
| style="background:{{Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/color}};" |
|-
| 8
! [[C. N. Ashwath Narayan]]
| [[File:AshwathNarayan.jpg|113x113px]]
| [[Malleshwaram (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Malleshwaram]]
| rowspan="3" | 26 August 2019
| rowspan="3" | 26 July 2021
| rowspan="3" |{{age in years and days|2019|8|20|2021|7|26}}
| rowspan="3" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="3" style="background:{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}};" |
| rowspan="3" |[[B. S. Yediyurappa]]
| rowspan="3" style="background:{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}};" |
|-
| 8
! [[Govind Karjol]]
| [[File:No image available.svg|90px]]
| [[Mudhol (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Mudhol]]
|-
| 8
! [[Laxman Savadi]]
| [[File:Laxman Savadi.jpg|116x116px]]
| Member of [[Karnataka Legislative Council]]
|}

==See also==
* [[List of Chief Ministers of Karnataka]]
* [[Deputy Prime Minister of India]]

==References==
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