INCINDIA
D.K. Shivakumar
Chief Minister, Karnataka
Party
Indian National Congress
In office since
3 June 2026
Tenure
0.3 years
Born
1962, Doddaalahalli, Ramanagara, Karnataka
✦ Education
B.Com
MES College, Bangalore
✦ Prior Role
Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka (2023–2026); KPCC President (2019–2023); Union Minister of State (2009–2014)
✦ Context & Governance Notes
D.K. Shivakumar was the chief architect of Congress's 2023 Karnataka election win (135/224 seats). He served as Deputy CM under Siddaramaiah per the power-sharing agreement. When that rotational arrangement was honoured in mid-2026, he became CM. He faces pending ED cases related to disproportionate assets, which he contests as politically motivated.
Quick Facts
- Full Name
- D.K. Shivakumar
- Role
- Chief Minister, Karnataka
- Party
- Indian National Congress (INC)
- Alliance
- INDIA
- In Office Since
- 2026-06-03
- Tenure
- 0.3 years
- Birth Year
- 1962
- Birthplace
- Doddaalahalli, Ramanagara, Karnataka
Sources
Education from EC affidavits; tenure data from official government records.