Central forces to stay in West Bengal for seven more days after polls, says Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah connected Monday (April 27, 2026) said that cardinal forces would stay deployed successful West Bengal for astatine slightest 7 much days aft the assembly elections.

Mr. Shah was addressing a gathering aft starring a roadworthy amusement successful Behala, wherever voting volition instrumentality spot successful the 2nd and last signifier connected April 29. The archetypal signifier of elections to the 294-member West Bengal assembly was held connected April 23. Votes volition beryllium counted connected May 4.