Kolkata, March 22 -- In a significant development, the Election Commission of India has decided to deploy as many as 2,400 companies of central armed police forces across the state in the upcoming assembly election to ensure free, fair, and peaceful polling.
The move is being seen as one of the most extensive security arrangements in the state's electoral history, aimed at preventing violence during and after the two-phase polls scheduled on April 23 and April 29.
According to sources in the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) office, the deployment has already begun, with 480 companies of central forces having reached the state earlier this month.
The remaining 1,920 companies will be sent in a phased manner over the coming weeks to bolster s...