New Delhi: Ghulam Nabi Azad, former Congress leader announced his new political party named 'Democratic Azad Party' on Monday. He also released his party flag on the same day. The development comes a month after the former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister broke ties with the Congress.

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In a press conference, Nabi said, "I wish to express my gratitude to the local and national media. We will have independent thinking and ideology and it will be a democratic party."

"Our priority will be to register our party. Elections can take place at any time. We will continue our political activities," former Congress leader said. The colours of Azad's party flag are blue, white, and yellow.

"Around 1,500 names for my new party were sent to us, in Urdu, and Sanskrit. The mix of Hindi & Urdu is 'Hindustani'. We want the name to be democratic, peaceful, and independent," Azad said in Jammu.

Ghulam Nabi Azad held a press conference today to unveil his new political outfit. On Sunday, he held meetings with his workers and leaders. “Our politics won't be based on caste or religion," he said.

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He said, "We haven't consulted any other party for floating a new party. My party will follow Gandhiji's ideology."

Earlier, Azad, in his first public meeting in Jammu after quitting Congress, had announced to launch of his own political outfit that will focus on the restoration of full statehood.

Azad, 73, quit Congress on August 26, terming the party "comprehensively destroyed". He also lashed out at Rahul Gandhi for "demolishing" the party's entire consultative mechanism.

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In his resignation letter to Sonia Gandhi, he had targeted the party leadership, particularly Rahul Gandhi, over the way the party has been run in the past nearly nine years.