Karnataka National Parties

Indian National Congress, Janata Dal (Secular) and the Bharatiya Janata Dal(BJP) are the primary national parties that exercise robust dominance over the entire state of Karnataka and look after the well being of its residents. HD Kumaraswamy is presently serving his tenure as the honorable Chief Minister of Karnataka.

He is one of the heirs of the ex-Prime Minister, HD Deve Gowda and hails from the Janata Dal Party that is one of the national parties of Karnataka. Whereas, BS Yediyurappa holds the position of the honorable Chief Minister's Deputy and has descended from the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP).

The national parties of Karnataka at a glance :-

The Indian National Congress - In the year 1994, S. Bangiappa post fragmenting away from the Indian National Congress main body, established the Karnataka Congress Party (KCP). But after a rather abysmal performance in the state assembly where the KCP only managed to secure 10 seats, it retreated under the shell of one of the national parties, the Indian National Congress.

Being headed by Sonia Gandhi, it is indeed a force to be reckoned with and constitutes an integral appendage of the Karnataka politics.

The Janata Dal (Secular) - It made its presence felt during the year 1977, under the apt guidance of Jayprakash Narayan. This party has the former Prime Minister of India, HD Deve Gowda as its functional head and is known to have formulated the maiden coalition Government in the dominion named Karnataka along with the Indian National Congress.

Bharatiya Janata Party - It comprises of an elite group of politicians like the current Deputy Chief Minister, B.S. Yediyurappa, former Prime Minister of India, Atal Behari Vajpayee, former Deputy Prime Minister, Lal Krishna Advani and many more.