Kolkata, Feb. 26 -- As the Election Commission of India (ECI) moves to deploy 480 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) in West Bengal ahead of the Assembly elections, state Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay asserted that the ruling Trinamool Congress is "fully prepared and unfazed by the development."

Speaking to the ANI, Chattopadhyay said, "Mamata Banerjee assigned responsibility to everyone... Nothing will happen this time... They sent a lot of people from the force earlier, too."

The ECI has decided to station CAPF personnel in the poll-bound state beginning March 1, 2026, even before formally announcing the election schedule. Around 480 companies will be deployed in two phases by March 10. In the fir...