Overview
- - The Election Commission and Home Ministry confirmed an initial deployment of 480 CAPF companies in West Bengal in two tranches: 240 by March 1 and 240 by March 10.
- - Force composition is specified as CRPF 230, BSF 120, CISF 37, ITBP 47 and SSB 46 across the two phases, with CRPF designated to coordinate movement and deployment.
- - State authorities have been told to arrange transport, accommodation and detailed stationing plans with CAPF leaders, including special rail logistics and inter-district movements.
- - The forces will conduct area domination and confidence-building, handle poll-day duties, and secure EVMs, strong rooms and counting centres, with eight sections posted to polling work and one kept for QRT and supervision.
- - The rollout tracks the Special Intensive Revision timeline with final rolls due February 28 after Supreme Court-directed oversight, and it has drawn political pushback from the TMC as the BJP defends the early deployment.