Former Punjab Chief Minister and Congress leader Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday tendered his resignation from the party on the pretext that he was hurt by the conduct of party president Sonia Gandhi and her children — Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra Gandhi.

Soon after quitting, Amarinder also announced the name of his party 'Punjab Lok Congress'. The former Punjab CM said his party's registration is pending Election Commission's approval.

Amarinder Singh had resigned as the Punjab chief minister in September amid a bitter power tussle with state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu.

He had already announced that he would form his own party.