Two days after resuming political activities, Tej Pratap Yadav, the elder son of jailed RJD chief Lalu Prasad, on Tuesday met his father and claimed that he was advised to “take the party forward” by him.

The over two-hour meeting between Tej Pratap and his father took place at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, where the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief is undergoing treatment for various ailments after being convicted in fodder scam cases.

Tej Pratap had on November 3 met Lalu Prasad after deciding to part ways with his wife. He had reportedly gone missing after filing for divorce. However, on Sunday, he made a sudden appearance at the party’s state headquarters in Patna and held a long discussion with youth and student wing workers and declared he was back to active politics.

After holding discussions with the party workers, he interacted with media and showered praises on Congress president Rahul Gandhi for leading the party to victory in the assembly polls in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.