As the government announced that the special status for Kashmir has been done away with, several parties in parliament which are not part of the ruling BJP's coalition commended the move. Jagan Mohan Reddy's party, for example; and Mayawati's. However, a key ally of the BJP, Nitish Kumar has given the huge move on Kashmir a hard pass - his six lawmakers in the Rajya Sabha walked out during the discussion to indicate they reject the abolition of Article 370 which made Kashmir the lone state in the country with its own constitution.
