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Uddhav Thackeray today said the Election Commission "should be dissolved" and election commissioners should be elected by the people, two days after losing the name and symbol of the Shiv Sena, the party founded by his father Bal Thackeray. What now for Uddhav Thackeray?

The Central Bureau of Investigation today, after hours of suspense, accepted Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's request to defer his questioning in a case linked to alleged corruption in the scrapped liquor sales policy. Mr Sisodia had earlier this morning requested the probe agency to give him till end of February as he was busy in preparing Delhi's budget. While BJP dubs his request for more time as 'excuses', Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal says the case against his deputy is bogus. On Left, Right & Centre, we ask - is the case against Sisodia a genuine probe into a violation of law, or merely political vendetta?

The recent case of suicide at IIT Bombay has sent shockwaves across the country. Darshan Solanki's parents claim that it was discrimination that pushed their son to take such a step. But this is not only Darshan's story. Out 122 students, 68 belonging to SC/ST and OBC community studying in premier institutes, died by suicide. However, in some cases, the institutions remained silent or in denial. On Big Fight, we take on the question what is driving these students to take such an extreme step.

A full-on political war has broken out between the Aam Aadmi Party and the BJP after Manish Sisodia has been called for questioning by the CBI in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy case, nearly three months after filing the charge sheet. Manish Sisodia alleges that the "full power" of agencies under the BJP-led central government had been unleashed to hound him, while the BJP asks if there is nothing wrong why did AAP scrap the policy?

The Centre has slammed billionaire philanthropist George Soros over his remarks criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and raising questions on Hindenburg Research's report on industrialist Gautam Adani's empire.  Among other things, Soros said he expects the Adani controversy to "significantly weaken Modi's stranglehold on India's federal government" and open the door to push for much-needed institutional reforms. Is this an aggressive global policy linked to India's growing economic heft? Or is this an aggressive nationalism which diminishes India's international perception? Watch Left Right & Centre.

Nearly eight months after his coup in Maharashtra's Shiv Sena, Eknath Shinde's claim on the party's name and bow-and-arrow symbol has been cleared by the Election Commission. In a 78-page order on the protracted battle for control of the organisation, the commission said Shinde, who became Chief Minister after the revolt, was supported by MLAs with 76 per cent of the party's winning votes in the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly polls. Is this the end for Uddhav Thackeray or has the battle just begun? Watch Left Right & Centre.

The language of hate continues to define the political landscape ahead of elections in Karnataka. State BJP President Nalin Kateel says that Tipu fans shouldn't be alive. While PM Modi may talk about reaching out to Muslims and the RSS Chief may say there should be no malice against those of another religion, but on ground in Karnataka, its love jihad or Tipu vs Savarkar that's defining the agenda. Watch Left Right and Centre. 

A DMK leader in Tamil Nadu leads a mob to beat a soldier to death. There is outage across the state. The police said there was an argument between the soldier and the DMK councillor, Chinnnasamy, over washing clothes at a public tank. Is this the sort of respect that our political parties show our soldiers? We take on the question on Left Right and Centre.

BBC's office in India were surveyed by the IT department for the second consecutive day today. The BBC says that they are cooperating with the survey. Every reputed press guild in India says that this entire issue points to a reality in India -- of the misuse of government authorities to pressurise the media. So is this a bizarre conspiracy theory or is there any truth to all of this? Watch Left, Right and Centre. 

The death of a Scheduled Caste student at IIT Bombay is the second recent such case at an IIT. Is there systemic discrimination, as has been alleged or does this not have to do with caste at all? Watch Left, Right and Centre.