KARNATAKA Chief ministers Arcot Ramaswami Mudaliar 1887-1976 Chief minister 1946-47 Kysasambally Chengalaraya Reddy 1902-1976 Chief minister 1947-52 Kengal Hanumanthaiah 1908-19?? Chief minister 1952-56 Kadidal Manjappa 1910-19?? Chief minister 1956 Siddhavvanahalli Nijalingappa 1902-2000 Chief minister 1956-58 Basappa Danappa Jatti 1912-2002 Chief minister 1958-62 Shivalingappa Rudrappa Kanthi Chief minister 1962 Siddhavvanahalli Nijalingappa 1902-2000 Chief minister 1962-67 Veerendra Patil 1924-1997 Chief minister 1968-71 Devaraj Urs 1915-1982 Chief minister 1972-80 R. Gundu Rao 1937-1993 Chief minister 1980-83 Ramakrishna Hegde 1926-2004 Chief minister 1983-88 Somappa R. Bommai 1924-2007 Chief minister 1988-89 Veerendra Patil 1924-1997 Chief minister 1989-90 S. Bangarappa 1933 Chief minister 1990-92 M. Veerappa Moily 1940 Chief minister 1992-94 H.D. Deve Gowda 1933 Chief minister 1994-96 Jayadevappa Hallapa Pattel 1930 Chief minister 1996-99 Shri S.M.Krishna 1932 Chief minister 1999-2004 Dharam Singh 1936 Chief minister 2004-06 H.D. Kumaraswamy 1959 Chief minister 2006-07 B.S. Yeddyurappa 1943 Chief minister 2007-