India, Feb. 21 -- At least 480 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) will be initially deployed in West Bengal to pave the way for the upcoming assembly polls, the Centre informed the state government in a letter on Friday.

The first batch of CAPF personnel from around 240 companies is expected to arrive on March 1, while the second batch will arrive on March 10.

The final electoral roll, following the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), is scheduled to be published by the Election Commission (EC) on February 28, with the assembly election dates to be announced in March. The polls are likely to be held in April.

"It has been decided to initially deploy 480 companies of CAPF for area domination, confidence-building measu...