KASKI: Former Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai said he would announce a new political party soon after the Madhes agitation subsides.

Speaking at a programme held in Pokhara on Thursday, he said the new force has come forward with a new ideology. According to him, nobody would be forced to join the new party.

The former Prime Minister and Maoist ideologue said he was always in favour of the minorities including Dalits, Muslims, Madhesis and women.