List Of Leaders Of The Opposition In The Karnataka Legislative Assembly
The Leader of the Opposition of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly is the politician who leads the official opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
The position is currently held by R. Ashoka.
| Leader of the Opposition of Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ವಿಧಾನಸಭೆಯ ವಿರೋಧ ಪಕ್ಷದ ನಾಯಕ Karnāṭaka Vidhāna Sabheya Virōdha Pakṣada Nāyaka | |
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| Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Status | Leader of Opposition |
| Member of | Karnataka Legislative Assembly |
| Nominator | Members of the Official Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly |
| Appointer | Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly |
| Term length | During the life of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly (5 years) |
| Inaugural holder | S. Shivappa |
| Formation | 22 March 1962 |
| Deputy | Deputy Leader of the Opposition of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly |
Leaders of opposition
Source:
| # | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Tenure | Assembly | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. Shivappa | Shravanabelagola | 22 March 1962 | 28 January 1967 | 8 years, 229 days | 3rd | Praja Socialist Party | ||
| 15 March 1967 | 22 February 1970 | 4th | |||||||
| 23 February 1970 | 22 December 1970 | ||||||||
| 2 |  | H. Siddhaveerappa | Harihar | 23 December 1970 | 14 April 1971 | 112 days | Indian National Congress (R) | ||
| 3 |  | H. D. Deve Gowda | Holenarasipur | 24 March 1972 | 17 March 1976 | 3 years, 359 days | 5th | Indian National Congress (O) | |
| 4 | H. T. Krishnappa | Nagamangala | 18 March 1976 | 25 October 1976 | 221 days | ||||
| (3) | | H. D. Deve Gowda | Holenarasipur | 18 November 1976 | 31 December 1977 | 1 year, 43 days | UOP | ||
| 5 |  | S. R. Bommai | Hubli Rural | 18 March 1978 | 17 July 1979 | 1 year, 121 days | 6th | Janata Party | |
| 6 |  | R. Gundu Rao | Somvarpet | 17 December 1979 | 22 January 1980 | 36 days | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
| 7 | D. Devaraj Urs | Hunsur | 23 January 1980 | 11 June 1981 | 1 year, 139 days | Indian National Congress (U) | |||
| 8 | A. Lakshmisagar | Chickpet | 10 February 1982 | 8 January 1983 | 332 days | Janata Party | |||
| 9 |  | Veerappa Moily | Karkala | 24 January 1983 | 2 January 1985 | 1 year, 344 days | 7th | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 10 | Sarekoppa Bangarappa | Soraba | 18 March 1985 | 11 June 1986 | 1 year, 85 days | 8th | |||
| 11 | K. S. Nagarathanamma | Gundlupet | 29 January 1987 | 21 April 1989 | 2 years, 82 days | ||||
| 12 | D. B. Chandregowda | Tirthahalli | 18 December 1989 | 17 August 1992 | 2 years, 243 days | 9th | Janata Dal | ||
| 13 | ,_Tourism_(Independent_Charge)_and_Civil_Aviation,_Dr._Mahesh_Sharma,_in_New_Delhi_on_January_14,_2016_(cropped).jpg) | R. V. Deshpande | Haliyal | 18 August 1992 | 16 December 1994 | 2 years, 120 days | |||
| 14 | _(cropped).jpg) | B. S. Yediyurappa | Shikaripur | 27 December 1994 | 18 December 1996 | 1 year, 357 days | 10th | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 15 |  | Mallikarjun Kharge | Gurmitkal | 19 December 1996 | 7 July 1999 | 2 years, 200 days | Indian National Congress | ||
| 16 |  | Jagadish Shettar | Hubli Rural | 26 October 1999 | 23 February 2004 | 4 years, 120 days | 11th | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| (14) | | B. S. Yediyurappa | Shikaripur | 9 June 2004 | 2 February 2006 | 1 year, 238 days | 12th | ||
| 17 |  | Dharam Singh | Jevargi | 8 February 2006 | 28 November 2007 | 1 year, 293 days | Indian National Congress | ||
| (15) | | Mallikarjun Kharge | Chittapur | 5 June 2008 | 28 May 2009 | 357 days | 13th | ||
| 18 | .jpg) | Siddaramaiah | Varuna | 8 June 2009 | 12 May 2013 | 3 years, 338 days | |||
| 19 |  | H. D. Kumaraswamy | Ramanagara | 31 May 2013 | 22 January 2014 | 236 days | 14th | Janata Dal (Secular) | |
| (16) | | Jagadish Shettar | Hubli-Dharwad Central | 23 January 2014 | 17 May 2018 | 4 years, 114 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| (14) | | B. S. Yediyurappa | Shikaripura | 25 May 2018 | 26 July 2019 | 1 year, 62 days | 15th | ||
| (18) | | Siddaramaiah | Badami | 9 October 2019 | 20 May 2023 | 3 years, 223 days | Indian National Congress | ||
| 20 |  | R. Ashoka | Padmanaba Nagar | 17 November 2023 | Incumbent | 165 days | 16th (2023 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
References
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