Bihar Elections Sees The Largest CAPF Deployment In Assembly Elections

The recently concluded Bihar Assembly Elections witnessed a record high deployment of the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) for conducting the elections smoothly. Around 1.62 Lakh personnel from 1200 companies were deployed in the state. The force comprised of ITBP, BSF, CRPF, SSB, CISF, and armed police forces from 17 different states including some north eastern states. The earlier record for largest security deployment was held by last assembly election in West Bengal.