EC Seizes Over Rs 1,000 Crore In The Ongoing Five State Assembly Polls

The Election Commission has revealed that it seized Rs 1,000 crore worth of unaccounted cash, liquor, drugs, etc. in the ongoing five state assembly polls. Surpassing all-time high, the commission informed that the total seizures in the 2016 assembly polls for the five states were merely Rs 226 crore. While TN alone recorded inducements worth Rs 446.28 crore, Bengal recorded 581% increases since last elections with four phases still remaining.