April 9, 2024 1:10 PM

EC directs Home Ministry to deploy 100 more central force companies in Bengal for Lok Sabha polls

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has instructed the Ministry of Home Affairs to deploy an additional 100 companies of the Central Armed Paramilitary Forces (CAPF) in West Bengal for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. According to sources, 55 companies of CRPF and 45 companies of the Border Security Forces (BSF) are being deployed by the Home Ministry on the instruction of the ECI on or before April 15. The ECI held a crucial meeting with representatives from all states and union territorie...