India, Oct. 14 -- A dramatic late-night reversal within the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has sent shockwaves through Bihar's political landscape, just weeks before the crucial Assembly polls.

Several RJD candidates, who were handed their official party election symbols yesterday evening, were abruptly recalled late at night and instructed to return the documents, underscoring significant internal turbulence within the party and its larger alliance, the Mahagathbandhan, according to media reports.

However, the situation took a sharp turn hours later upon the arrival of the Mahagathbandhan's Chief Ministerial face, Tejashwi Yadav, in Patna, according to NDTV.

Shortly after his return from Delhi, where he was reportedly engaged in critical ...