As Nitish Kumar severed ties with the BJP-led ruling coalition in Bihar, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav took a swipe at the saffron party and said it is a “good start”.

The SP chief said that soon other political parties and people in different states will stand against the saffron camp.

“On this day the slogan of ‘Angrezo Bharat Chhodo’ was given and today the slogan of ‘BJP Bhagaon’ is coming from Bihar. I think soon political parties and people in different states will stand against BJP,” Yadav said.

In a big blow to the BJP, Kumar on Tuesday walked out of the saffron party-led alliance in Bihar and also tendered his resignation as chief minister of the NDA government in the state. He said the decision to snap ties with the NDA was taken by his party, the JD(U).

Meanwhile, the Communist Party of India (CPI) said that the JD(U) breaking ranks with the BJP is a “strong indictment” of the saffron party’s “politics of intimidation” and shows a change in Indian politics.

“#NitishKumar breaking alliance with BJP is a strong indictment of the politics of intimidation practiced by BJP. BJP’s authoritarianism leaves no scope for cooperation. After Akalis & Shiv Sena, JD(U) is latest example. Cracks are visible in the relationship of BJP & AIADMK too,” CPI general secretary D Raja said in a tweet.

Kumar is likely to take the help of the opposition, including the RJD and the Left parties, and form a fresh government in the state.

After meeting Governor Phagu Chauhan, the JD(U) leader went to the residence of former chief minister Rabri Devi to join hands with RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav.

In the 243-member Bihar Assembly, the BJP has 77 seats. JD(U) holds 45, the Congress 19, the Left led by CPIML(L) has 16 and the RJD 79.

The ties between the BJP and the JD(U) had been under the strain for quite some time in view of differences over a range of issues including caste census, population control and the ‘Agnipath’ defence recruitment scheme