The rebel group would need at least eight MLAs if it wants to split the Congress party without attracting disqualification under the anti-defection law.
The senior Congress leader was talking to reporters at Deekshabhoomi here at the launch of the fifth phase of the party's 'Sangharsh Yatra' in Vidarbha.
The reaction came soon after election trends in five states suggested that Congress had lost in Kerala and Assam ruled by it and failed to make a dent in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu despite alliances.
Speaking at a function here, Azad claimed people of different places visited by him said that they "could not wait" for the remaining three-and-half years and wanted to know if there was a way to advance polls (to the Lok Sabha).
Bollywood actor Aamir Khan today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Union Social Welfare Minister Mukul Wasnik to highlight the concerns of manual scavengers in the country.