Karnataka Legislature
Bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Karnataka
Karnataka Legislature ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಶಾಸಕಾಂಗ | |
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Emblem of Karnataka | |
Type | |
Type | Bicameral |
Houses |
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History | |
Founded |
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Leadership | |
Governor | Thawar Chand Gehlot since 11 July 2021 |
Siddaramaiah, INC since 20 May 2023 | |
Basavaraj Horatti, BJP since 22 December 2022 | |
Leader of the House in Legislative Council | N. S. Boseraju, INC since 3 July 2023 |
Kota Srinivas Poojary, BJP since 25 December 2023 | |
Leader of the House in Legislative Assembly (Chief Minister) | |
Structure | |
Karnataka Legislative Council political groups | Government (28)
Opposition (44)
Others (1)
Vacant (2)[1]
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Karnataka Legislative Assembly political groups | Government (136)
Official opposition (87)
Other opposition (2) |
Elections | |
Single transferable vote | |
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.[2] The Legislature is composed of:
- the Karnataka Legislative Council,[3] 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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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 | Kota Srinivas Poojary | 25 December 2023 | |
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 Leader of the House in Legislative Assembly (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
- ^ "Karnataka BJP MLC Baburao Chinchansur resigns".
- ^ Krishnaswamy, K. S. (1993). "Karnataka's New Step Backwards". Economic and Political Weekly. 28 (18): 847–849. ISSN 0012-9976. JSTOR 4399668.
- ^ "The Legislative Councils Act, 1957". Commonwealth Legal Information Institute website. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
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