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The panel will take into consideration the increase in number of voters, Cost Inflation Index and seek feedback from political parties before making its recommendation. The Election Commission will announce the schedule for assembly elections in West Bengal, Puducherry, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Assam at 4.30 pm on Friday.
Leaders from different political parties including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP national president JP Nadda, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee have already started campaigning in the five states to woo the voters.
The terms of the legislative assemblies of the four states is coming to an end in May and June.
In Puducherry, President’s Rule has been imposed and the assembly kept under suspended animation after the V Narayanasamy-led Congress government resigned earlier this week ahead of a vote of confidence.
In Bengal, companies of central security forces began arriving this week, ahead of the Assembly elections. It was reported that by February 25, at least 125 companies will arrive in the state to maintain law and order during the election campaign.
According to Election Commission (EC) officials, there will be 60 companies of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), 30 companies of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), 25 companies of the Border Security Force (BSF) and five companies each of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).
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