Karnataka is a state in the Republic of India. It has an area of . It is bigger than Syria but smaller than Senegal. In traditional Indian geography it falls under the South n zone. It has 30 districts. According to the Census of 2011,it has a population of approximately 6.11 crores. The present Chief Minister of the state is B. S. Yeddyurappa from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)