The meeting, presided over by rebel leader and ousted Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, appointed C M Ibrahim as the new party chief and former minister Satish Jharkhiholi as the Karnataka unit president.
Announcing the decisions of the daylong meet, Ibrahim told reporters that the meeting resolved to dissolve all the state units with immediate effect and appoint new office bearers by November 15. A disciplinary committee, headed by former minister Lakshmi Sagar, has been set up and it would serve notice on Gowda seeking explanation for his "anti-party activities".
The State Council meeting, called by Gowda in Bangalore on September 22, had suspended Siddaramaiah and party's National vice president Ibrahim for "anti-party activities" and the decision was ratified by the national executive held on September 28. However, the rebel leaders had rejected their suspension, terming it "illegal."