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Tej Pratap attends Chura Dahi feast of Deputy CM Vijay, sparks speculation

Patna, Jan 13 (UNI) Speculation has started doing the rounds in political circles over the next move of former Minister Tej Pratap Yadav, the estranged son of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, after he attended the 'Chura-Dahi' feast hosted by senior BJP leader and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha on Tuesday, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti in Patna.
Sinha, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, marking the end of inauspicious Kharmas month, hosted 'chura dahi' (flattened rice-curd) feast at his official residence in Patna. Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan and a large number of NDA leaders including Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary besides Tej Pratap Yadav attended the feast
All eyes were set on Tej Pratap Yadav, who had launched his own party Janshakti Janata Dal (JJD) before the recently held Bihar assembly elections.
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