New Delhi, April 29 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday said that 700 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) will continue to remain deployed in West Bengal after the completion of polling today to maintain law and order until further orders

This follows the ECI's deployment plan for the CAPF in the State, issued on March 19, in view of the Assembly elections 2026.

According to Special Electoral Roll Observer Subrata Gupta, 2,400 companies of CAPF were deployed in the State during the second phase of the Assembly elections in West Bengal.

"The final preparation is good. We are prepared to host phase two of the elections tomorrow in 41,001 polling stations across eight districts in South Bengal. Almost 2,400 ...