🐘State/UT Assembly

Karnataka Assembly election 2028

When: Due by 21 May 2028; The current term ends on this day; polling is completed before it.
Current term: 22 May 2023 to 21 May 2028
Seats: 224
Conducted by: Election Commission of India

Governing now: Indian National Congress (INDIA) · Chief Minister Shri D. K. Shivakumar

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The real mudda: issues people want discussed
Topic	Status	Raised by	Region	Department	Support	Updated
Issue · TrafficKarnataka: Bengaluru's traffic congestion Solutions (0) None yet. + Propose a solution Instances (0) None yet. + Add an instance	Open	Admin	🐘KA (IN): India (Country) › Karnataka (State)	Urban DevelopmentKA govt Who is accountable From the officers who run it up to the minister and the head of government. Names from the Government's official lists. Urban Development / Local Self-Government Department Head of the department: its Principal Secretary or Secretary in Karnataka (titles differ by State). Chief Secretary, KarnatakaDr. Shalini Rajneeshcs@karnataka.gov.in Minister: the Karnataka minister who holds this department. Chief Minister, KarnatakaShri D. K. Shivakumar File a grievance on CPGRAMS (Government of India) As on: Chief Secretaries as on 1 Oct 2026; Chief Ministers as on 15 Oct 2026DoPT — Chief Secretaries / Advisors to the Administrators of States and UTs (as on 01.10.2026)All India Radio News — D K Shivakumar sworn in as Karnataka Chief Minister (3 Jun 2026)	0 · 0%0 · 0%0 · 0% 0 votes	8 days ago
Issue · Water supplyKarnataka: Bengaluru's water crisis and encroached lakes Solutions (0) None yet. + Propose a solution Instances (0) None yet. + Add an instance	Open	Admin	🐘KA (IN): India (Country) › Karnataka (State)	Water Supply & SanitationKA govt Who is accountable From the officers who run it up to the minister and the head of government. Names from the Government's official lists. Public Health Engineering / Water Supply and Sanitation Department (Jal Board) Head of the department: its Principal Secretary or Secretary in Karnataka (titles differ by State). Chief Secretary, KarnatakaDr. Shalini Rajneeshcs@karnataka.gov.in Minister: the Karnataka minister who holds this department. Chief Minister, KarnatakaShri D. K. Shivakumar File a grievance on CPGRAMS (Government of India) As on: Chief Secretaries as on 1 Oct 2026; Chief Ministers as on 15 Oct 2026DoPT — Chief Secretaries / Advisors to the Administrators of States and UTs (as on 01.10.2026)All India Radio News — D K Shivakumar sworn in as Karnataka Chief Minister (3 Jun 2026)	0 · 0%0 · 0%0 · 0% 0 votes	8 days ago
Issue · AgricultureKarnataka: Drought in north Karnataka Solutions (0) None yet. + Propose a solution Instances (0) None yet. + Add an instance	Open	Admin	🐘KA (IN): India (Country) › Karnataka (State)	AgricultureKA govt Who is accountable From the officers who run it up to the minister and the head of government. Names from the Government's official lists. Agriculture Department Head of the department: its Principal Secretary or Secretary in Karnataka (titles differ by State). Chief Secretary, KarnatakaDr. Shalini Rajneeshcs@karnataka.gov.in Minister: the Karnataka minister who holds this department. Chief Minister, KarnatakaShri D. K. Shivakumar File a grievance on CPGRAMS (Government of India) As on: Chief Secretaries as on 1 Oct 2026; Chief Ministers as on 15 Oct 2026DoPT — Chief Secretaries / Advisors to the Administrators of States and UTs (as on 01.10.2026)All India Radio News — D K Shivakumar sworn in as Karnataka Chief Minister (3 Jun 2026)	0 · 0%0 · 0%0 · 0% 0 votes	8 days ago
Issue · Welfare & freebiesGuarantee schemes and money for development in Karnataka Solutions (0) None yet. + Propose a solution Instances (0) None yet. + Add an instance	Open	Admin	🐘KA (IN): India (Country) › Karnataka (State)	Finance & TaxationKA govt Who is accountable From the officers who run it up to the minister and the head of government. Names from the Government's official lists. Finance / Excise and Taxation Department Head of the department: its Principal Secretary or Secretary in Karnataka (titles differ by State). Chief Secretary, KarnatakaDr. Shalini Rajneeshcs@karnataka.gov.in Minister: the Karnataka minister who holds this department. Chief Minister, KarnatakaShri D. K. Shivakumar File a grievance on CPGRAMS (Government of India) As on: Chief Secretaries as on 1 Oct 2026; Chief Ministers as on 15 Oct 2026DoPT — Chief Secretaries / Advisors to the Administrators of States and UTs (as on 01.10.2026)All India Radio News — D K Shivakumar sworn in as Karnataka Chief Minister (3 Jun 2026)	0 · 0%0 · 0%0 · 0% 0 votes	8 days ago
Issue · GarbageBengaluru's garbage and landfill crisis Solutions (0) None yet. + Propose a solution Instances (0) None yet. + Add an instance	Open	Admin	🐘KA (IN): India (Country) › Karnataka (State)	Municipal CorporationLocal body Who is accountable From the officers who run it up to the minister and the head of government. Names from the Government's official lists. Municipal Corporation Local head: the Municipal Commissioner, Executive Officer, Block Development Officer or District Collector. Supervised by the State's Urban Development or Panchayati Raj Department. Chief Secretary, KarnatakaDr. Shalini Rajneeshcs@karnataka.gov.in Chief Minister, KarnatakaShri D. K. Shivakumar File a grievance on CPGRAMS (Government of India) As on: Chief Secretaries as on 1 Oct 2026; Chief Ministers as on 15 Oct 2026DoPT — Chief Secretaries / Advisors to the Administrators of States and UTs (as on 01.10.2026)All India Radio News — D K Shivakumar sworn in as Karnataka Chief Minister (3 Jun 2026)	0 · 0%0 · 0%0 · 0% 0 votes	8 days ago
Issue · InfrastructureKalyana Karnataka region lags behind Solutions (0) None yet. + Propose a solution Instances (0) None yet. + Add an instance	Open	Admin	🐘KA (IN): India (Country) › Karnataka (State)	Rural Development & Panchayati RajKA govt Who is accountable From the officers who run it up to the minister and the head of government. Names from the Government's official lists. Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department Head of the department: its Principal Secretary or Secretary in Karnataka (titles differ by State). Chief Secretary, KarnatakaDr. Shalini Rajneeshcs@karnataka.gov.in Minister: the Karnataka minister who holds this department. Chief Minister, KarnatakaShri D. K. Shivakumar File a grievance on CPGRAMS (Government of India) As on: Chief Secretaries as on 1 Oct 2026; Chief Ministers as on 15 Oct 2026DoPT — Chief Secretaries / Advisors to the Administrators of States and UTs (as on 01.10.2026)All India Radio News — D K Shivakumar sworn in as Karnataka Chief Minister (3 Jun 2026)	0 · 0%0 · 0%0 · 0% 0 votes	8 days ago

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Later elections are projected about five years on. A House can be dissolved early, and simultaneous elections (the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024) would change the dates.
Seat numbers are the current ones. A delimitation after the next Census can change them, and one-third of seats in the Lok Sabha and the Assemblies will then be reserved for women (Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023).
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