Mysore State, colloquially Old Mysore, was a political territory within the Dominion of India and the subsequent Republic of India from 1947 until 1956. The state was formed by renaming the Kingdom of Mysore,[1] and Bangalore replaced Mysore as the state's capital. When Parliament passed the States Reorganisation Act in 1956, Mysore State was considerably enlarged when it became a linguistically homogeneous Kannada-speaking state[2] within the Republic of India by incorporating territories from Andhra, Bombay, Coorg, Hyderabad, and Madras States, as well as other petty fiefdoms. It was subsequently renamed Karnataka in 1973.
^A parenthetical number indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.
^This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he headed may have been a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
^A parenthetical number indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.
^This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he headed may have been a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
^President's rule may be imposed when the "government in a state is not able to function as per the Constitution", which often happens because no party or coalition has a majority in the assembly. When President's_rule#Karnataka