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In presumption of the Bihar Assembly election, the Election Commission of India (ECI) connected Thursday (October 30, 2025) directed elder officials of the States of Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal to guarantee heightened vigilance successful areas bordering the State with enhanced checks astatine inter-State posts to show question of people, materials and money.
The ECI gave the absorption astatine a coordination gathering connected inter-State borderline issues successful Bihar held with the Chief Secretaries, DGPs and Principal Secretaries (Home) of Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, on with officers from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Railways and each enforcement agencies.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, on with Election Commissioners Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr. Vivek Joshi, reviewed law-and-order arrangements successful Bihar and its neighbouring States to show question of people, materials and money, including arms, anti-social elements, liquor, narcotics and freebies betwixt States and crossed the planetary borderline with Nepal.
A peculiar absorption was placed connected bordering districts and sealing of borders to support bid and order, an authoritative connection present said.
During the meeting, Mr. Kumar underscored the Commission’s committedness to free, fair, peaceful and inducement-free elections, calling upon each stakeholders to enactment seamlessly to uphold the integrity of the electoral process.
The Commission besides reviewed compliance with voter-facilitation directions to guarantee a pleasant and creaseless acquisition for voters connected the time of polling. The Chief Secretaries and DGPs, on with heads of cardinal agencies, were directed to guarantee a peaceful and inducement-free predetermination to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar.
The Chief Secretaries and Directors General of Police of Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, and the DG of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) were instructed to guarantee heightened vigilance successful areas bordering Bihar, with enhanced checks astatine inter-State posts.
Central agencies, including the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Income Tax Department, Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), were directed to intensify efforts successful the run-up to the polls and maximise seizures acting upon actionable intelligence.
