LEADER OF OPPOSITION KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY SINCE FROM 1962 |
| Sl.No. | Name | From | To | Party |
| 1. | Sri S.SHIVAPPA | 22-03-1962 | 28-01-1967 | PSP |
| 2. | Sri S.SHIVAPPA | 15-03-1967 | 22-02-1970 | PSP |
| 3. | Sri S.SHIVAPPA | 23-02-1970 | 22-12-1970 | SVD |
| 4. | Sri H.SIDDAVEERAPPA | 23-12-1970 | 14-04-1971 | CONG(R) |
| 5. | Sri H.D.DEVE GOWDA | 24-03-1972 | 17-03-1976 | CONG(O) |
| 6. | Sri H.T.KRISHNAPPA | 18-03-1976 | 25-10-1976 | CONG(O) |
| 7. | Sri H.D.DEVE GOWDA | 18-11-1976 | 31-12-1977 | UOP |
| 8. | Sri S.R.BOMMAI | 18-03-1978 | 17-07-1979 | JANATHA |
| 9. | Sri R.GUNDU RAO | 17-12-1979 | 22-01-1980 | CONG(I) |
| 10. | Sri D.DEVARAJ URS | 23-01-1980 | 11-06-1981 | CONG(U) |
| 11. | Sri A.LAKSHMISAGAR | 10-02-1982 | 08-01-1983 | JANATHA |
| 12. | Sri M.VEERAPPA MOILY | 24-01-1983 | 02-01-1985 | CONG(I) |
| 13. | Sri S.BANGARAPPA | 18-03-1985 | 11-06-1986 | CONG(I) |
| 14. | Sri K.S.NAGARATHNAMMA | 29-01-1987 | 21-04-1989 | CONG(I) |
| 15. | Sri D.B.CHANDRE GOWDA | 18-12-1989 | 17-08-1992 | JANATHA DAL |
| 16. | Sri R.V.DESHPANDE | 18-08-1992 | 16-12-1994 | JANATHA DAL |
| 17. | Sri B.S.YEDIYURAPPA | 27-12-1994 | 18-12-1996 | BJP |
| 18. | Sri MALLIKARJUNA M KHARGE | 19-12-1996 | 07-07-1999 | CONG(I) |
| 19. | Sri JAGADISH SHETTAR | 26-10-1999 | 23-02-2004 | BJP |
| 20. | Sri B.S.YEDIYURAPPA | 09-06-2004 | 02-02-2006 | BJP |
| 21. | Sri DHARAM SINGH | 08-02-2006 | 28-11-2007 | INC |
| 22. | Sri MALLIKARJUNA M KHARGE | 05-06-2008 | 28-05-2009 | CONG(I) |
| 22. | Sri SIDDARAMAIAH | 08-06-2009 | Till date | CONG(I) |