Karnataka Legislature

Bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Karnataka

Karnataka Legislature

Emblem of Karnataka

Type
Type|

Bicameral

Houses|

* Karnataka Legislative Council (Upper House)

* Karnataka Legislative Assembly
(Lower House)

History
Founded|

* Karnataka Legislative Council \- 1907
(118 years ago) (1907)
* Karnataka Legislative Assembly \- 1881
(144 years ago) (1881)

Leadership

Governor

Thawar Chand Gehlot
since 11 July 2021

Chief Minister

Siddaramaiah, INC
since 20 May 2023

Chairperson

Basavaraj Horatti, BJP
since 22 December 2022

Leader of the House in Legislative Council

N. S. Boseraju, INC
since 3 July 2023

Leader of the Opposition in Legislative Council

Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, BJP
since 23 July 2023

Speaker

U. T. Khader, INC
since 15 May 2023

Deputy Speaker

Rudrappa Lamani, INC
since 6 July 2023

Leader of the House in Legislative Assembly
(Chief Minister)

Siddaramaiah, INC
since 20 May 2023

Leader of the Opposition in Legislative Assembly

R. Ashoka, BJP
since 17 November 2023

Structure

Karnataka Legislative Council political groups

| Government (35)

*   INC (35)

Opposition (38)
NDA (38)

*   BJP (30)
*   JD(S) (8)

Others (1)

*   IND (1)

Vacant (1)

*   Vacant (1)

Karnataka Legislative Assembly political groups

| Government (136)

*   INC (135)

Confidence & supply (1)

*   SKP (1)

Official opposition (87)
NDA (85)

*   BJP (66)
*   JD(S) (19)

Other opposition (2)

*   KRPP (1)
*   IND (1)

Elections

Karnataka Legislative Council voting system

| Single transferable vote

Karnataka Legislative Assembly voting system

| First past the post

First Karnataka Legislative Council election

| 1952

First Karnataka Legislative Assembly election

| 26 March 1952

Last Karnataka Legislative Council election

| 2022

Last Karnataka Legislative Assembly election

| 10 May 2023

Next Karnataka Legislative Council election

| "TBD"

Next Karnataka Legislative Assembly election

| May 2028
Meeting place
Legislature, Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru, Bengaluru Urban district, Karnataka, India.
Legislature, Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi, Belagavi district, Karnataka, India (Winter session)
Website
Karnataka Legislature
Constitution
Constitution of India

The Karnataka Legislature is the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Karnataka.[1] The Legislature is composed of:

* the Karnataka Legislative Council,[2] the upper house,
* the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, the lower house, and
* the Governor of Karnataka

Office  | Leader's Image  | Leader's Name  | Leader Since

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|
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Governor |  | Thawar Chand Gehlot | 11 July 2021
Chief Minister |  | Siddaramaiah | 20 May 2023
Deputy Chief Minister |  | D. K. Shivakumar | 20 May 2023
Chairperson |  | Basavaraj Horatti | 22 December 2022
Deputy Chairperson |  | M. K. Pranesh | 29 January 2019
Leader of the House in Legislative Council  |  | N. S. Boseraju | 3 July 2023
Deputy Leader of the House in Legislative Council  |  | TBA  | 15 May 2023
Leader of the Opposition in Legislative Council |  | Chalavadi Narayanaswamy | 23 July 2024
Speaker |  | U. T. Khader | 24 May 2023
Deputy Speaker  |  | Rudrappa Lamani  | 5 July 2023
Leader of the House in Legislative Assembly (Chief Minister) |  | Siddaramaiah | 20 May 2023
Deputy Chief Minister) |  | D. K. Shivakumar | 20 May 2023
Leader of the Opposition in Legislative Assembly |  | R. Ashoka | 17 November 2023
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Legislative Assembly |  | Arvind Bellad | 25 December 2023

## References

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1. ^ Krishnaswamy, K. S. (1993). "Karnataka's New Step Backwards". Economic and Political Weekly. 28 (18): 847–849\. ISSN 0012-9976. JSTOR 4399668.
2. ^ "The Legislative Councils Act, 1957". Commonwealth Legal Information Institute website. Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2010.

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