Kolkata, April 3 Around 500 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) will continue to be deployed in West Bengal even after the vote counting on May 4 for post-poll law and order duties, an Election Commission official said on Friday.
An additional 200 CAPF companies will be retained in the state for the security of electronic voting machines (EVMs), strong rooms, and counting centers, the official said.
"Around 500 companies of CAPFs shall continue to be deployed in West Bengal for post-poll law and order duties even after the completion of counting, until further orders," the official told
