Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) patriarch Lalu Yadav's elder son, Tej Pratap Yadav, made headlines recently by attending a dahi-chura feast hosted by Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Vijay Kumar Sinha in Patna. The event, held on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, saw Tej Pratap mingling with senior NDA figures, including Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary, fueling considerable speculation about his political alignment. The Hindustan Times article's headline suggests a "chance meet with estranged family" at the Deputy CM's feast. While Tej Pratap did meet his estranged younger brother Tejashwi Yadav at Sinha's event, the significant encounter with his parents, Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi, and the act of extending invitations to his family happened separately. Later that same day, Tej Pratap visited his mother Rabri Devi's official residence at 10, Circular Road, where he met his parents and brother Tejashwi, inviting them to his own dahi-chura feast scheduled for Wednesday, January 14, 2026, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. This series of events is seen as Tej Pratap's carefully orchestrated political maneuver. Having been expelled from the RJD by his father Lalu Yadav last year and contesting elections with his own outfit, Janshakti Janata Dal, Tej Pratap has been actively engaging with leaders across the political spectrum. His presence at the Deputy CM's event and the subsequent invitation to his family for his own traditional feast have generated buzz about potential political realignments in Bihar and a possible reconciliation within the Yadav family. Both Tej Pratap and Deputy CM Sinha offered cryptic remarks about future political developments, keeping observers guessing.