Lucknow, Aug. 22 -- Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday hit back at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over his remarks linking the "P" in the Opposition's PDA (Pichhda, Dalit, Alpsankhyak) formulation to Pakistan, saying the BJP should instead be called "Bhag Jao Pakistan".

"The more the suffering increases, the more PDA will progress. PDA also means 'Pyar, Daya aur Apnapan' (love, kindness and belonging). The more we unite people with love, kindness and belonging, the stronger the SP will become. It will form a historic government in the future," Yadav said at a press conference here.

Adityanath has said the Opposition was "chameleon-like", claiming that the "P" in PDA was initially described as "backward" and...