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Government of Karnataka
ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸರ್ಕಾರ
Karnāṭaka Sarkāra
Seat of GovernmentVidhana Soudha, Bengaluru
(summer session)
Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi
(winter session)
Websitehttps://www.karnataka.gov.in/english
Legislative branch
Assembly
SpeakerU. T. Khader (INC)
Deputy SpeakerC. Puttarangashetty (INC)
Members in Assembly224
CouncilKarnataka Legislative Council
ChairmanBasavaraj Horatti (BJP)
Deputy ChairmanM. K. Pranesh (BJP)
Members in Council75
Executive branch
GovernorThawar Chand Gehlot
Chief MinisterSiddaramaiah (INC)
Deputy Chief MinisterD. K. Shivakumar (INC)
Chief SecretaryVandita Sharma,[1] IAS
Judiciary branch
High CourtHigh Court of Karnataka
Chief JusticePrasanna B. Varale
SeatBengaluru

The Government of Karnataka, abbreviated as GoK, or simply Karnataka Government, formerly Government of Mysore, is a democratically elected state body with the governor as the ceremonial head to govern the Southwest Indian state of Karnataka. The governor who is appointed for five years appoints the chief minister and on the advice of the chief minister appoints his council of ministers. Even though the governor remains the ceremonial head of the state, the day-to-day running of the government is taken care of by the chief minister and his council of ministers in whom a great amount of legislative powers are vested.

Head Leaders

House Leader Portrait Since
Constitutional Posts
Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot 11 July 2021
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah 20 May 2023
Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar File:DK Shivakumar.jpg 20 May 2023
Chairman
Karnataka Legislative Council 		Basavaraj Horatti 21 December 2022
Speaker
Karnataka Legislative Assembly 		U. T. Khader 24 May 2023
Leader of the Floor
Council
(Upper House) 		N.S. Boseraju 10258 27 5 2023 19 49 34 4 RCR NS BOSERAJU (1) 3 July 2023
Leader of the Floor
Assembly
(Lower House) 		Siddaramaiah 24 May 2023
Deputy Chairman
Karnataka Legislative Council 		M. K. Pranesh 29 January 2021
Chief Whip
Karnataka Legislative Council 		Saleem Ahmed Saleemjicongress 3 July 2023
Deputy Speaker
Karnataka Legislative Assembly 		Rudrappa Manapa Lamani 13 May 2023
Chief Whip
Karnataka Legislative Assembly 		Ashok Pattan 3 July 2023
Leader of Opposition
Karnataka Legislative Council 		Vacant 13 May 2023
Leader of Opposition
Karnataka Legislative Assembly 		Vacant 13 May 2023
House Leader Portrait Since
Constitutional Posts
Chief Justice of Karnataka Prasanna B. Varale 12 October 2022
Advocate General of Karnataka Shashi Kiran Shetty 21 May 2023
Commissioner, Karnataka State Election Commission Dr B.Basavaraju, IAS., Retd 26 February 2021
Chairman, Karnataka Public Service Commission Shivashankarappa S. Sahukar 2020
Chairperson Karnataka State Commission for Women R. Pramila Naidu 2021
Office Head Portrait Since
Chief Secretary of Karnataka Vandita Sharma, IAS
Director General and Inspector General of Police, Karnataka Alok Mohan, IPS 21 May 2023
Director of Prosecution, Karnataka

Council of Ministers

Main article: Second Siddaramaiah ministry
S.No Name Constituency Designation Portfolio Party
Chief Minister
1. Siddaramaiah
 Varuna Chief Minister INC
Deputy Chief Minister
2. D. K. Shivakumar Kanakapura Deputy Chief Minister
  • Major and Medium Irrigation
  • Bengaluru City Development

including

  • BBMP
  • BDA
  • BWSSB
  • BMRDA
  • BMRCL(Connected to these authorities related to Town Planning).
 INC
Cabinet Ministers
3. G. Parameshwara Kortagere Cabinet Minister INC
4. H. K. Patil Gadag Cabinet Minister
  • Law
  • Parliamentary Affairs
  • Legislation
  • Tourism.
 INC
5. K H Muniyappa Devanahalli Cabinet Minister
  • Food & Civil Supplies
  • Consumer Affairs
 INC
6. Ramalinga Reddy BTM Layout Cabinet Minister
  • Transport
  • Muzrai
 INC
7. M. B. Patil Babaleshwar Cabinet Minister
  • Large & Medium Industries Department
 INC
8. K J George Sarvagnanagar Cabinet Minister
  • Energy Department
 INC
9. Dinesh Gundu Rao Gandhi Nagar Cabinet Minister
  • Health & Family Welfare Department
 INC
10. Dr. H. C. Mahadevappa T. Narasipur Cabinet Minister
  • Social Welfare Department
 INC
11. Satish Jarkiholi Yemkanmardi Cabinet Minister
  • Public Works Department
 INC
12. Krishna Byre Gowda Byatarayanapura Cabinet Minister
  • Revenue Department (excluding Muzrai)
 INC
13. Priyank Kharge Chittapur Cabinet Minister
  • Rural Development
  • Panchayat Raj
 INC
14. Shivanand Patil Basavana Bagevadi Cabinet Minister
  • Textiles
  • Sugarcane Development & Directorate of Sugar
  • Agricultural Marketing from Co-operation Department
 INC
15. B. Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan Chamrajpet Cabinet Minister
  • Housing
  • Wakf
  • Minority Welfare
 INC
16. Sharanabasappa Gouda Darshanapur Shahapur Cabinet Minister
  • Small Scale Industries
  • Public Enterprises
 INC
17. Eshwara Khandre Bhalki Cabinet Minister
  • Forest
  • Ecology
  • Environment
 INC
18. N. Chaluvaraya Swamy Nagamangala Cabinet Minister
  • Agriculture
 INC
19. S. S. Mallikarjun Davanagere North Cabinet Minister
  • Mines
  • Geology
  • Horticulture
 INC
20. Rahim Khan Bidar Cabinet Minister
  • Municipal Administration
  • Haj
 INC
21. Santosh Lad Kalghatgi Cabinet Minister
  • Labour
 INC
22. Sharan Prakash Patil Sedam Cabinet Minister
  • Medical Education
  • Skill Development
 INC
23. R. B. Timmapur Mudhol Cabinet Minister
  • Excise
 INC
24. K. Venkatesh Periyapatna Cabinet Minister
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Sericulture
 INC
25. Shivaraj Tangadagi Kanakagiri Cabinet Minister
  • Backward Class
  • Kannada
  • Culture
 INC
26. D. Sudhakar Hiriyur Cabinet Minister
  • Planning
  • Statistics
 INC
27. B. Nagendra Bellary Rural Cabinet Minister
  • Youth Services
  • Sports
  • S.T. Welfare
 INC
28. K. N. Rajanna Madhugiri Cabinet Minister
  • Co-operation excluding Agriculture Marketing
 INC
29. Byrathi Suresh Hebbal Cabinet Minister
  • Urban Development
  • Town Planning

including

  • KUWSDB and KUIDFC

excluding

  • Bangalore City Development
 INC
30. Lakshmi Hebbalkar Belgaum Rural Cabinet Minister
  • Women and Child Development
  • Disabled and Senior Citizens Empowerment
 INC
31. Mankal Vaidya Bhatkal Cabinet Minister
  • Fisheries
  • Ports
  • Inland Transport
 INC
32. Madhu Bangarappa Sorab Cabinet Minister
  • Primary and Secondary Education
 INC
33. M. C. Sudhakar Chintamani Cabinet Minister
  • Higher Education
 INC
34. N. S. Boseraju Cabinet Minister
  • Minor Irrigation
  • Science and Technology
 INC

District In-charge Ministers

Sr No. District Guardian_Minister Party Tenure
01 Bagalkot TBD Indian National Congress 13 May 2023 Incumbent
02 Bangalore Urban D K Shivakumar 13 May 2023
03 Bangalore Rural TBD 13 May 2023
04 Belagavi TBD 13 May 2023
05 Ballari TBD 13 May 2023
06 Bidar TBD 13 May 2023
07 Bijapur TBD 13 May 2023
08 Chamarajanagar TBD 13 May 2023
09 Chikkaballapura TBD 13 May 2023
10 Chikmagalur TBD 13 May 2023
11 Chitradurga TBD 13 May 2023
12 Dakshina Kannada TBD 13 May 2023
13 Davanagere TBD

13 May 2023

14 Dharwad Santosh Lad 13 May 2023
15 Gadag TBD 13 May 2023
16 Kalaburagi TBD 13 May 2023
17 Hassan TBD 13 May 2023
18 Haveri TBD 13 May 2023
19 Kodagu TBD 13 May 2023
20 Kolar TBD 13 May 2023
21 Koppal TBD 13 May 2023
22 Mandya TBD 13 May 2023
23 Mysore TBD 13 May 2023
24 Raichur TBD 13 May 2023
25 Ramanagara TBD 13 May 2023
26 Shivamogga TBD 13 May 2023
27 Tumakuru G. Parameshwara 13 May 2023
28 Udupi Laxmi Hebbalkar 13 May 2023
29 Uttara Kannada TBD 13 May 2023
30 Vijayanagara TBD 13 May 2023
31 Yadgir TBD 13 May 2023

By Departments

Administrative divisions

4 Divisions and 31 Districts of Karnataka
See also: Taluks of Karnataka

Karnataka State has been divided into 4 revenue divisions, 49 sub-divisions, 31 districts, 237 taluks, 747 hoblies/ revenue circles and 6,022 gram panchayats for administrative purposes.[2] The state has 281 towns and 7 municipal corporations. Bangalore is the largest urban agglomeration. It is among the fastest growing cities in the world.

Political and administrative reorganization

Main article: Unification of Karnataka

Karnataka took its present shape in 1956, when the states of Mysore and Coorg (Kodagu) were merged with the Kannada-speaking districts of the former states of Bombay and Hyderabad, and Madras. Mysore state was made up of 10 districts: Bangalore, Kolar, Tumkur, Mandya, Mysore, Hassan, Chikmagalur (Kadur), Shimoga and Chitradurga; Bellary was transferred from Madras state to Mysore in 1953, when the new Andhra State was created out of Madras' northern districts. Kodagu became a district, and Dakshina Kannada (South Kanara) district was transferred from Madras state, Uttara Kannada (North Kanara), Dharwad, Belgaum District, and Bijapur District from Bombay state, and Bidar District, Kalaburgi District, and Raichur District from Hyderabad state.

In 1989, Bangalore Rural district was carved out of Bangalore district. In 1997, Bagalkot district was carved out of Vijayapura district, Chamrajnagar out of Mysore, Gadag out of Dharwad, Haveri out of Dharwad, Koppal out of Raichur, Udupi out of Dakshina Kannada and Yadgir out of Kalaburagi. Davanagere district was created from parts of Bellary, Chitradurga, Dharwad and Shimoga. In 2020, Vijayanagara district was carved out of Ballari district, to become the 31st district in the state. As a result, the world heritage site of Hampi, the erstwhile capital of Vijayanagara empire, is now part of a new district - Vijayanagara.

Legislature

The Suvarna Vidhana Soudha
Main article: Karnataka legislature

The state legislature is bicameral and consists of the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council. The Legislative Assembly consists of 224 members with one member nominated by the governor to represent the Anglo-Indian community. The term of office of the members is five years and the term of a member elected to the council is six years.[3] The Legislative Council is a permanent body with one-third of its members retiring every two years.[4]

Ministry

The government is headed by the governor who appoints the chief minister and his council of ministers. The governor is appointed for five years and acts as the constitutional head of the state. Even though the governor remains the ceremonial head of the state, the day-to-day running of the government is taken care of by the chief minister and his council of ministers in whom a great deal of legislative powers is vested..

The secretariat headed by the secretary to the governor assists the council of ministers. The council of ministers consists of cabinet ministers, ministers of state and deputy ministers. The chief minister is assisted by the chief secretary, who is the head of the administrative services.

As of August 2021, the Government of Karnataka consists of 30 ministers including Chief Minister.

Chief Minister

See also: List of chief ministers of Karnataka

The Chief Minister of Karnataka is the chief executive of the Indian state of Karnataka. As per the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, the state's governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. Given that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.[5]

Karnataka Panchayat Raj

This is a 3-tier system in the state with elected bodies at the village (grama), taluka and district (zilla) levels. It ensures greater participation of people and effective implementation of rural development programs. There is a Grama Panchayat for a village (grama) or a group of villages (gramas), a Taluka Panchayat at the taluka level and a Zilla Panchayat at the district (zilla) level.

All the 3 institutions are made up of elected representatives and there is no provision for nomination by the governor to any of these councils. Karnataka was the first state in the country to enact the Panchayat Raj Act, incorporating all provisions of the 73rd Amendment to the Constitution.

In 2014, Karnataka State Grama Panchayats Delimitation Committee was constituted by the government of Karnataka, with Chairman S G Nanjaiahna Mutt and 6 members. The joint secretary of the committee was Dr. Revaiah Odeyar. The report was submitted on October 30, 2014. This resulted in the implementation of Gram Panchayath Elections in 2015.

Karnataka Panchayat Administrative Service (KPAS), is the civil service of Karnataka state. The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department conducts exams to recruit candidates for the service. The KPAS officers are usually appointed as Panchayat Development Officers (PDOs). They are trained under the Abdul Nazeer Sab State Institute of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (ANSSIRDPR), Mysuru.

The Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 (5) was substituted by Act 44 of 2015 with effect from 25.02.2016, as follows:

CHAPTER XVI 1 [Administration, Inspection, Supervision and Creation of Commissionerate of Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj]

Section 232B of the Constitution of the Karnataka Panchayat Administrative Service: The Government shall constitute a Karnataka Panchayat Administrative Service consisting of such category of posts from the rural development and panchayat raj department, the number of posts, scale of pay, method of recruitment and minimum qualifications shall be such as may be prescribed]. Inserted by Act 44 of 2015 with effect from 25.02.2016.

Urban Local Governance

Urban areas in Karnataka are governed by different municipal bodies; 10 Municipal Corporations, 59 City Municipal Councils, 116 Town Municipal Councils, 97 Town Panchayats and 4 Notified Area Committees.[6] The Municipal Corporations are administered under the State under Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976, while the rest are under the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964. The administration at Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike is overseen by the state government directly, while the Directorate of Municipal Administration does it for the rest of the urban local governments in Karnataka.[7] The categorisation of urban areas is done on the following basis:[8][9]

Categorisation of Urban Areas in Karnataka
Type Type of Governing Body Population Criteria Density Criteria Revenue Criteria Economic Criteria
Transitory Areas Town Panchayat 10,000 to 20,000,

or a Taluka Headquarter is located in such area

not less than 400 inhabitants to one square kilometer of area - percentage of employment in non-agricultural activities is not less than 50% of the total employment
Smaller Urban Areas Town Municipal Council 20,000 to 50,000 not less than 1,500 inhabitants to one square kilometer of area revenue generated for local administration from such area from tax and non-tax sources in the year of the last preceding census is not less than ₹9 lakhs per annum or a sum calculated at the rate of ₹45 per capita per annum, whichever is higher
City Municipal Council 50,000 to 3,00,000
Larger Urban Areas City Municipal Corporation 3,00,000 and above not less than 3,000 inhabitants to one square kilo meter of area revenue generated from such area for the local administration in the year of the last preceding census is not less than ₹6 crores per annum or an amount calculated at the rate of ₹200 per capita per annum, whichever is highe

The Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 mandates constituting both Ward Committees and Area Sabha in each corporation.[9] The rules for setting these up are given in Karnataka Municipal Corporations (Wards Committees) Rules, 2016.[10] Ward Committees in the state have been defunct in cities where they have been formed, with the meetings being erratic or not publicised to the ward members.[11][12][13] Since the provision for setting up Ward Committees was only given in the municipal act meant for municipal corporations, only cities with population of 3 lakh or more were mandated to form them. In January 2020, the Urban Development Department of the Karnataka Government announced that Ward Committees would be formed in all urban local bodies in the state, irrespective of their population.[14]

Executive

A district of an Indian state is an administrative unit headed by a deputy commissioner or district magistrate, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. The district magistrate or the deputy commissioner is assisted by a number of officers belonging to Karnataka Civil Service and other Karnataka state services.

A Superintendent of Police, an officer belonging to the Indian Police Service is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues of the district. The District SP is assisted by the officers of the Karnataka Police Service and other Karnataka Police officials. A Deputy Conservator of Forests, an officer belonging to the Indian Forest Service, is responsible for managing the forests, environment and wildlife related issues of the district. He is assisted by the officers of the Karnataka Forest Service and other Karnataka forest and wildlife officials. Sectoral development is looked after by the district head of each development department such as PWD, Health, Education, Agriculture, Animal husbandry, etc. These officers belong to the State Services.

Police Administration

The state is divided into 30 police districts, 77 sub-divisions, 178 circles, State Police consists of 20 police districts, 6 Police Commissioners at Bangalore, Mysore, Mangalore, Belagavi, Hubli-Dharwad and Kalaburgi cities, 77 sub-divisions, 178 circles, 927 police stations, and 317 police outposts. There are seven ranges: Central Range at Bangalore, Eastern Range at Davanagere, Northern Range at Belagavi, Southern Range at Mysore and Western Range at Mangalore, North Eastern Range Kalaburgi and Ballari range. The government Railway Police is headed by a ADGP of Police.[15]

Units that assist the state in law and order include Criminal Investigation Department (Forest Cell, Anti-Dowry Cell, etc.), Dog Squad, Civil Rights Enforcement Wing, Police Wireless and Police Motor Transport Organization and special units. Village Defence Parties protect persons and property in the village and assist the police when necessary. The police force is at times supplemented by Home Guards.

Politics

Main article: Politics of Karnataka

Karnataka politics is dominated by the Indian National Congress (INC) Bharatiya Janata party (BJP), and Janata Dal (Secular).

In recent election conducted in May 2023, the Indian National Congress won in a landslide by getting 135 seats. The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Janata Dal (Secular) conceded defeat, finishing second and third, respectively.

Previously, in the 2018 Assembly Election, BJP emerged as single largest party with 104 seats leaving behind INC with 79, JDS with 38, BSP with 1 and other 2 independent seats. While B. S. Yeddyurappa went ahead with the intention of making the government and requested the governor to allow him to form a government without the numbers though. Governor allowed him to take oath as Chief Minister on 17 May 2018 although his happiness was short-lived, as SC struck down 2 weeks of time provided by the governor for the floor test to just 2 days. He was forced to resign unable to prove the majority. After his resignation H. D. Kumaraswamy was sworn in as the Chief Minister on 23 May 2018 with absolute majority support from Congress total of 117.

In later bypolls JDS+Congress combine won 4 out of 5 seats 3MP & 2 MLA seats making the numbers up by 119.

On 23 July 2019 the government headed by H. D. Kumaraswamy fell short of majority in the trust vote due to the resignation of 17 MLAs from the Congress and the JDS.

B. S. Yeddiyurappa once again took oath as the chief minister for the 4th time on 26 July 2019.

Elections

Last assembly elections: 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election

See also

References

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  6. ^ "About DMA". Directorate of Municipal Administration. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  7. ^ "About Us". Urban Development Department, Government of Karnataka. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964" (PDF). Department of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Karnataka. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976". Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Karnataka Municipal Corporations (Wards Committees) Rules, 2016". Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
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