Politics of Makar Sankranti in Bihar, Tej Pratap is cooking his own Khichdi
Uma Shankar January 13, 2026 05:23 PM

In Bihar, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a lot of political khichdi is cooked in the name of Dahi Chuda feast. Lalu Yadav's house has always been at the center of it. Lalu's elder Tej Pratap Yadav Cooking a different khichdi. He reached the Dahi Chuda banquet of Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sinha on Tuesday. Tej Pratap tomorrow i.e. Wednesday Of official Accommodation But Curd Bangle There is a feast.

Janashakti Janata Dal (JJD) President Tej Pratap Yadav has also invited Vijay Kumar Sinha for this. Tej Pratap is not only trying to revive the age-old Dahi-Chuda tradition of his father Lalu Prasad, but is also trying to connect it with his new political identity.

Tej Pratap invited Deputy CM

Tej Pratap had reached the official residence of Deputy Chief Minister Sinha and invited him by applying traditional tilak for the Dahi-Chuda banquet to be held on Makar Sankranti on January 14. This meeting was brief, but its political implications are considered far-reaching.

Visiting and inviting a big face of the ruling party to his house indicates that Yadav no longer wants to be limited to only opposition politics. Tej Pratap Yadav said while talking to journalists, festivals are for uniting, not for breaking. Politics has its place, but values ​​and traditions are also important.

Why is Tej Pratap's event important??

This event is also considered important because it is the first time that Tej Pratap Yadav is organizing such political-social program under the banner of his separate party JJD. Earlier, he had also met Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLMO) leader and Bihar government minister Deepak Prakash and invited him for dahi-chuda. Deepak is the son of RLMO chief Upendra Kushwaha. Despite not being a member of any house of the legislature, he is a minister.

During the era of Lalu Prasad, Dahi-Chuda feast has been such a chapter of Bihar politics, where even staunch opponents were seen sitting together and eating food. Now Tej Pratap Yadav wants to carry forward the same legacy in a new style.

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