List of leaders of the opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council
Head of Opposition in upper house
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The leader of the opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council is an elected Member of Karnataka Legislative Council who leads the official opposition in the upper house of the Karnataka Legislature. The leader of the opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council is the Legislature chairperson of the party with the most seats after the government party.
StatusLeader of Opposition
Member ofKarnataka Legislative Council
NominatorMembers of the Official Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council
| Leader of the Opposition of the Karnataka Legislative Council | |
|---|---|
| Karnāṭaka Vidhāna Pariṣattinalli Virōdha Pakṣada Nāyaka | |
| |
since 4 June 2024 | |
| Karnataka Legislative Council | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Status | Leader of Opposition |
| Member of | Karnataka Legislative Council |
| Nominator | Members of the Official Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council |
| Appointer | Chairperson of Karnataka Legislative Council |
| Term length | During the life of the Karnataka Legislative Council (5 years) |
| Inaugural holder | G. V. Anjanappa |
| Formation | 28 January 1969 |
| Website | https://kla.kar.nic.in/council/council.htm Karnataka Legislative Council |
Leaders of opposition
| #[1] | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Tenure | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mysore | ||||||||
| 1 | G. V. Anjanappa | Bangalore Graduate | 28 January 1969 | 11 June 1970 | 1 year, 134 days | Praja Socialist Party | ||
| 2 | A. H. Shivananda Swamy | elected by MLAs | 25 September 1970 | 14 March 1971 | 170 days | |||
| 3 | Balakrishna Gowda | elected by MLAs | 15 March 1971 | 15 August 1972 | 1 year, 153 days | Indian National Congress (R) | ||
| 4 | Ramakrishna Hegde | elected by MLAs | 16 August 1972 | 31 October 1973 | 1 year, 76 days | Indian National Congress (O) | ||
| Karanataka | ||||||||
| (4) | Ramakrishna Hegde | elected by MLAs | 1 November 1973 | 1 February 1976 | 2 years, 92 days | Indian National Congress (O) | ||
| 5 |  |
S. R. Bommai | Dharwad Local Authorities | 3 February 1976 | 17 March 1978 | 2 years, 43 days | ||
| 6 |  |
A.K.Subbaiah | 18 March 1978 | 23 January 1980 | 1 year, 311 days | Janata Party | ||
| 7 | D. B. Chandregowda | elected by MLAs | 24 January 1980 | 24 June 1981 | 1 year, 173 days | Indian National Congress (U) | ||
| 27 June 1981 | 16 July 1981 | |||||||
| 8 | M. C. Perumal | elected by MLAs | 15 February 1982 | 29 July 1982 | 330 days | Indian Congress (S) | ||
| 30 July 1982 | 11 January 1983 | |||||||
| 9 | T. N. Narasimha Murthy | elected by MLAs | 30 June 1983 | 28 July 1986 | 5 years, 355 days | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
| 29 July 1986 | 20 June 1989 | |||||||
| 10 | M.C. Nanaiah | elected by MLAs | 18 December 1989 | 13 May 1992 | 4 years, 357 days | Janata Dal | ||
| 14 May 1992 | 10 December 1994 | |||||||
| 11 |  |
H. K. Patil | West Graduates |
27 December 1994 | 30 June 1996 | 4 years, 293 days | Indian National Congress | |
| 1 July 1996 | 16 October 1999 | |||||||
| 12 | K. H. Srinivas | Nominated | 29 October 1999 | 8 July 2002 | 2 years, 252 days | Janata Dal (Secular) | ||
| 13 | D. H. Shankaramurthy | South West Graduates |
8 July 2002 | 16 June 2004 | 3 years, 138 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 16 June 2004 | 23 November 2005 | |||||||
| (11) | |
H. K. Patil | West Graduates |
24 February 2006 | 17 January 2008 | 1 year, 327 days | Indian National Congress | |
| 14 | V. S. Ugrappa | Tumakuru Local Authorities | 8 April 2008 | 1 May 2010 | 2 years, 23 days | |||
| 15 |  |
Motamma | elected by MLAs | 1 September 2010 | 17 June 2012 | 1 year, 290 days | ||
| 16 | S. R. Patil | Vijayapura Local Authorities | 28 June 2012 | 13 May 2013 | 319 days | |||
| 17 |  |
Sadananda Gowda | elected by MLAs | 17 May 2013 | 24 May 2014 | 1 year, 7 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 18 |  |
K. S. Eshwarappa | elected by MLAs | 13 July 2014 | 17 May 2018 | 3 years, 308 days | ||
| 19 | Kota Srinivas Poojary | Dakshina Kannada Local Authorities | 2 July 2018 | 26 July 2019 | 1 year, 24 days | |||
| (16) | S. R. Patil | Vijayapura Local Authorities | 10 October 2019 | 5 January 2022 | 2 years, 87 days | Indian National Congress | ||
| 20 | B. K. Hariprasad | elected by MLAs | 26 January 2022 | 20 May 2023 | 1 year, 114 days | |||
| 21 | Chaluvadi Narayanaswamy | elected by MLAs | 29 June 2024 | incumbent | 1 year, 319 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||