NEW DELHI: More than 32,000 personnel from the central armed forces such as the CRPF and the BSF, and around 55,000 from the State police are expected to be deployed for the upcoming Gujarat assembly elections, an official said today.
For the Himachal Pradesh polls on November 9, around 10,000 personnel from central armed police forces and 14,000 from the state police are expected to be deployed.
As per the requirement of the Election Commission, around 320 companies of central armed police forces are likely to be deployed in Gujarat and 100 companies of security personnel in Himachal Pradesh, a senior Government official privy to the development said. (AGENCIES)
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