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A split between Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) and the BJP is imminent, with sources saying that a formal announcement by his party is likely on Sunday.

A dramatic U-turn in less than 24 hours. On Wednesday, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath had told NDTV that the government should not wait for a day to make the Food Security Bill a legal right. Today, the government said it would make "one more effort" to convince the Opposition. The Prime Minister reportedly conveyed this to his colleagues at a cabinet meeting this morning, thus deferring plans to use an ordinance to provide subsidised food to nearly 70% of India's population. The government will try to convene a special session of Parliament instead to clear the Rs. 1.3 lakh crore welfare reform.

On the show tonight, Mamata Banerjee revives talks of the third front, but is it feasible? We discuss. Also, we debate the controversy after the revelations about the US National Security Agency conducting secret surveillance on Web users around the world.

On India Decides @ 9, exclusive details of why the CBI, probing the coal scam, alleges Congress MP Naveen Jindal paid kickbacks.

Over-ruling a faction of its senior leaders, the BJP is likely to anoint Narendra Modi the head of an election committee on Sunday, the final day of the party's Goa conclave. The promotion of the controversial Chief Minister of Gujarat was listed yesterday as an imperative to party president Rajnath Singh by the BJP's ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh or RSS, according to sources.

After the arrest of three of its players on charges of spot-fixing, now the co-owner of Rajasthan Royals, Raj Kundra, has reportedly admitted to placing bets on IPL games. The BCCI has called for a meeting on Monday to discuss the latest development in the huge scandal. Will it terminate the Jaipur franchise from the IPL?