“We settle for all of the duty given to us,” Janshakti Janata Dal (JJD) chief Tej Pratap Yadav stated on the sidelines of a dahi chuda occasion on the sidelines of Makar Sankranti in Patna on Wednesday, with out naming the events concerned.
Tej Pratap, who was expelled from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) by his father and occasion supremo Lalu Prasad in Could final yr, hosted the dahi chuda bash amid hypothesis that he may be a part of the Bharatiya Janata Occasion.
The day prior to this, he had attended a Dahi Chuda occasion of senior Bharatiya Janata Occasion chief and deputy prime minister Vijay Kumar Sinha.
Among the many attendees at Tej Pratap’s personal occasion have been Bihar Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, Deputy CM Sinha, state ministers Ram Kripal Yadav and Ashok Chaudhary, and his father Lal. Whereas Lalu’s attendance on the occasion could have come as a shock, his youthful brother Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, who can also be the Chief of Opposition within the Bihar Meeting, selected to not attend regardless of being invited.
LaRue didn’t converse to the media, however his presence alone brought about a stir, with many viewing his look as a name for “reconciliation” along with his estranged son.
“In any case, they (Lal and Tej Pratap) are household. They need to be collectively throughout the celebrations,” Deputy CM Sinha stated.
In Could final yr, Tej Pratap was expelled from the RJD after he revealed his 12-year relationship with the girl in a social media put up, although he had been married to Aishwarya Rai, the granddaughter of former Bihar CM Daroga Prasad Rai, since 2018. Teij Pratap later deleted the put up, however Lal expelled him from the occasion for six years and severed household ties for “his irresponsible habits”. In accordance with household values and traditions. ”
RJD chief Lalu Prasad and Jan Shakti Janata Dal president Tej Pratap Yadav on Makar Sankranti in Patna on Wednesday. (Categorical Images: Rahul Sharma)
Tej Pratap then launched his personal occasion, JJD, in September final yr, two months earlier than the Bihar elections.
Tej Pratap, a former state minister and two-time MLA, contested the Mahwah meeting seat within the elections as a JJD candidate however misplaced to a candidate from Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Occasion (Ram Vilas).
However on Wednesday, Tej Pratap fueled hypothesis about his political future. Requested if the BJP would nominate him as an MLC within the Bihar higher home, he stated, “Everybody needs to develop in politics. My father additionally used to say that his dream is to grow to be the chief minister. If a duty is given to me, I’ll settle for it. Tejashwi has been given the duty of being the chief of the opposition.”
Tej Pratap, who had earlier known as the RJD the occasion of “Jaichand (traitors)” and the JJD his father’s “authentic occasion”, sources stated he was “exploring choices” corresponding to becoming a member of the BJP or becoming a member of the MLC to “survive in nationwide politics”.
He has additionally tried to forge ties with the Janata Dal (United), however occasion supremo and chief minister Nitish Kumar doesn’t appear to favor him to date, the individuals stated.
“We could have totally different political ideologies, however we share the identical cultural ethos. As for different issues, we are going to see sooner or later,” Tej Pratap stated on Tuesday at Deputy CM Sinha’s Dahi Chuda’s occasion when requested if he was planning to hitch the NDA.
Patna witnessed two different dahi chuda feasts on Wednesday. Whereas JD(U)’s Sonbarsa MLA Ratnesh Sadda hosted the occasion for NDA leaders, the Bharatiya Janata Occasion additionally did the identical for occasion leaders. With out mentioning his NDA ally LJP(RV), Sadda reiterated that there was an “try and seize seats” throughout the seat allocation negotiations for the Bihar polls, however assured that Nitish Kumar would contest from the identical seat. Bhojpuri singer Pawan Singh additionally attended a Bharatiya Janata Occasion occasion amid hypothesis that he might be nominated as India’s prime minister in April’s elections when 5 Senate seats in Bihar might be vacant.
The Dahi Chuda competition, which marks Makar Sankranti, is normally held between January 14 and 15 and is taken into account an indication of friendship between rival politicians, nevertheless it is likely one of the few festivals throughout which leaders usually problem political messages. Iftar celebrations within the month of Ramzan are one other occasion that has political significance in Bihar.
