Left, Right & Centre

Its "garibi hatao 2.0" as Rahul Gandhi promises to end poverty in India by announcing a minimum income guarantee for the country's poorest: up to Rs 72,000 a year or 6,000 a month. Is this feasible? Where will the money come from? Will this be a gamechanger or is it a non-starter?

The Congress has stitched together some alliances belatedly over the last few days but is it a too little too late? What about tie-ups with parties like the Trinamool, the Aam Admi Party let alone the big two in Uttar Pradesh - Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav? In the case of Bengal, just weeks after he appeared in a press conference with Mamata Banerjee, Rahul Gandhi has hit out at the Trinamool and the West Bengal chief minister on the election trail, even speaking about her and his arch rival, the Prime Minister in the same breath. Today, there were sharp reactions from the BJP and the Trinamool Congress. The message of these two parties were essentially the same, Rahul Gandhi is clueless about the politics of West Bengal. On Left, Right and Centre tonight, by speaking about Mamata Banerjee and the PM in the same context during a rally in West Bengal has Rahul Gandhi made the prospects of a post poll alliance, a true Mahagathbandhan even tougher?

Who is winning the war of the narratives? And have substantive issues been brushed under the carpet in the social media blitz? We discuss on Left, Right and Centre.

As an audio clip allegedly of state chief Ashok Chavan saying he wants to resign goes viral, we discuss if the Maharastra Congress split is wide open.

We are just 20 days away from the national elections and tonight we examine - who has the edge in the Lok Sabha polls. Key parties have started announcing their candidates but what do the lists actually tell us? Then there is a race to stitch up alliances. Has the Congress, which finalised its seat-sharing deal with the RJD in Bihar today, been left behind in the alliance race? How much will these tie-ups matter to both the Congress and BJP? As the Congress makes corruption allegations against BJP's BS Yeddyurappa, a charge he has strongly denied, has corruption become an issue for voters? Over the next 60 minutes we will take a look at all these issues and more.

We try to forget the stress we are under when we enter the cockpit to fly, but we are only human beings. That is the message of senior Jet Airways commanders who haven't been paid in nearly 4 months at a time when the airline, one of the biggest aviation brands in India, appears to be descending into a free-fall given its dire financial state. Jet Airways, which reportedly has a debt of a billion dollars, has failed to pay lenders and aircraft lessors and has grounded most of its fleet.

The man wanted for India biggest bank fraud - Nirav Modi - has finally been arrested in London more than a year after he fled India. He was produced in court which denied him bail. He has been sent to Wandsworth prison where he will remain till March 29, when the case will be heard again. He is accused of cheating the PNB of Rs 13,000 crore. His arrest now means that the long legal battle to extradite him back to India has started, much like Vijay Mallya's case. On Left Right and Centre, we ask: will India finally get him back?

Former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha, in an interview with NDTV, praised the BJP for the alacrity it has shown in stitching alliances for the general election. He was critical of the opposition's efforts, saying they were bickering over a few seats. He said as a national party, the Congress had the responsibility to form alliances.

The BJP claims its "Main Bhi Chowkidar" slogan is a big success. Is this really resonating among voters or is it just a slogan - an election gimmick?

The Election Commission meets with social media platforms to fight fake news, and to bring them under the ambit of the Model Code of Conduct, but can content on social media really be monitored effectively?

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra starts a boat yatra in East UP. The boat trip ends in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency in three days. But how is the Priyanka factor really working out on the ground?

A new chief minister for Goa is about to be sworn-in. After a day of much drama the BJP finally has support for its candidate Pramod Sawant.

Just a few days ago, the BJP heavily advertised its new slogan, #ModiHaitoMumkinHai, but now it seems to have been changed to #MainBhiChowkidar. This has come as a clear counter to the jibe the Congress repeatedly throws the BJP's way - "chowkidaar chor hai". But according to the BJP, this slogan of 'chowkidaar chor hai' does not resonate with the people of the country. This war of slogans continued as Rahul Gandhi hit back with a tweet and said that PM Narendra Modi is getting defensive. On Left, Right and Centre, we discuss if the BJP's new campaign has shifted the narrative from neta to citizen, and whether it will play as well as the 'chaiwala' campaign of 2014.

A day after a foot overbridge collapsed in the heart of Mumbai near the iconic CST station, who is going to be held responsible? Should it be Railways? Or the BMC?

The horrific story of blackmail and sexual abuse from Tamil Nadu - will the survivors of the Pollachi cases get justice? What are the political connections of the accused? Are the accused being shielded?