Tej Pratap Meets BJP’s Ravi Kishan in Rare Encounter at Patna Airport

Tej Pratap Yadav, the ousted elder son of RJD patriarch Lalu Prasad, and BJP MP-actor Ravi Kishan were spotted in a rare, animated encounter at Patna airport on Friday, instantly igniting speculation of a potential political crossover just weeks before Bihar’s assembly elections. The two, fresh from separate campaign trails—Yadav in Gaya for his Janshakti Janata Dal and Kishan in East and West Champaran for the BJP—exited the terminal together, drawing a swarm of journalists eager to decode the unusual optics.

Yadav, the sitting Hasanpur MLA now contesting Mahua after his dramatic expulsion from the RJD over personal controversies, downplayed the meeting but left doors ajar. “I’m meeting Ravi Kishan for the first time. We share devotion to Lord Shiva—both of us wear the tika,” he said, before adding a loaded caveat: “I will be with anyone who removes unemployment.” The statement, delivered amid praise from senior BJP figures, stopped short of confirming alliance talks but echoed a clear openness to the saffron camp.

Ravi Kishan, known for his Bhojpuri film stardom and fervent BJP loyalty, was more effusive. “Anything can happen. BJP and PM Modi keep doors open for all devotees of Bholenath who serve selflessly, not for personal gain,” he declared when pressed on Yadav’s possible induction. The actor-turned-MP deftly sidestepped questions about perceived injustice in Yadav’s RJD ouster, saying only, “The people of Bihar are wise enough to discern right from wrong,” before rushing past the media scrum.

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The airport exchange marks a sharp pivot for Tej Pratap, once a vocal BJP-RSS critic and heir apparent to the RJD’s Yadav-Muslim vote fortress. His expulsion—triggered by public admission of an extramarital relationship—left him politically orphaned, launching his own party while nursing ambitions to remain a player in Bihar’s fluid power game. With the BJP aggressively expanding its Yadav outreach beyond its upper-caste base, analysts see the meeting as a calculated signal: a disgruntled dynast with grassroots clout could be a prize asset.

As Bihar heads to the polls, the brief airport conversation has set political circles abuzz. Will Tej Pratap trade his father’s legacy for a saffron reboot? With unemployment a top voter concern and the BJP projecting development over dynasty, the Shiva-bonded duo’s chance meeting may be more than coincidence—it could signal the next twist in Bihar’s high-stakes electoral drama.

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