PTI
 
Bangalore / New Delhi, Dec 25: Hitting back at rebels, the JD (S) on Monday suspended senior leader Surendra Mohan and revoked the suspension of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and 38 MLAs who had aligned with BJP to form government in Karnataka early this year.

The decision deepening the crisis in the party was taken at a meeting of the National Executive of JD(S) held at the residence of former Prime Minister and party chief H D Deve Gowda.

The action against Mohan comes in the wake of the rebel faction owing loyalty to M P Veerendrakumar electing him as president after removing Gowda from the top organisational post. Veerendrakumar was suspended from the party last week.

The rebels were opposed to the party aligning with BJP to form a coalition government in Karnataka and had campaigned against the JD(S) candidate in the recent Chamundeswari Assembly byelection in Karnataka. Congress candidate and former party leader Siddaramaiah had won the seat.

Sources said Kumaraswamy, who is in the national capital, will attend the second session of the Executive as his suspension was revoked.