PATNA: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad’s elder son Tej Pratap Yadav on Tuesday participated in a dahi chura party hosted by Bihar deputy chief minister and senior BJP leader Vijay Kumar Sinha, triggering speculation on whether he was exploring the possibility of charting a new political path.
Tej Pratap, who floated his own outfit Janshakti Janata Dal after he was expelled from the RJD by Lalu last year, had contested the last Bihar assembly election from Mahua but was defeated. He had met the deputy CM a few days ago to extend an invitation for a feast he will be hosting on Wednesday on the occasion of Makar Sankranti.
Sinha’s feast was attended by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, deputy CM Samrat Choudhary, JD (U) working president Sanjay Kumar Jha and Hindustani Awam Morcha chief Santosh Kumar Suman.
Asked whether he had any plans to join the NDA, Tej Pratap said, “We may have different political ideologies, but we share the same cultural ethos. As regards other things, you will get to know about it in due course.”
Sinha sought to underline the political significance of Tej Pratap’s presence at his dahi chura party by saying that all Biharis stood united, drawing positive energy from the Sanatan culture, which "Makar Sankranti was an epitome of”.
When prodded further over the possible entry of Tej Pratap into the BJP-led alliance, he said, “Samay par pata chal jayega (You will get to know at the right time).”