The Congress today dissolved its unit in Karnataka in the wake of its abysmal performance in the general elections in the state, but spared state president Dinesh Gundu Rao and working president Easwar Khandre the axe. The Congress and its alliance partner, the Janata Dal Secular, were routed in Karnataka, winning just one each of the state's 28 Lok Sabha seats; the BJP won 25.
The decision has been taken to pave the way for the reorganisation of the party at all levels and to create an opportunity for new leaders, state Congress chief Dinesh Gundu Rao said.
"The intention is to reorganize the party at the state, district and block levels... I, along with party's Working President Eshwar Khandre would have to start reorganising and strengthening the party," Mr Gundu Rao said.