Political Science · Political Institutions in India
UGC NET January 2026 Political Science
Who was the first Non-Congress Chief Minister of Karnataka?
AE.M.S. Namboodiripad
BRam Krishna Hegde ✓ Correct
CH.D. Devagowda
DS.R. Bommai
Correct answer: (B) Ram Krishna Hegde — Ram Krishna Hegde was the first non-Congress Chief Minister of Karnataka, so he is the answer.
Explanation
★Ram Krishna Hegde was the first non-Congress Chief Minister of Karnataka, so he is the answer.
★He became Chief Minister on 10 January 1983 after decades of Congress rule in the state.
★He led the Janata Party to power, forming a government with the support of the BJP and the Left parties.
★E.M.S. Namboodiripad was the first Communist Chief Minister, but of Kerala, not Karnataka.
★H.D. Deve Gowda later became Chief Minister of Karnataka and then Prime Minister of India.
★The Chief Minister is the real head of the government in a state, with the Governor as the nominal head.
★For NET, link Ram Krishna Hegde with the rise of non-Congress governments in the states in the 1980s.
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