As the two states are gearing up for the assembly elections most likely to be held in November-December, the EC has made a request for initial deployment of 100 companies of the CAPFs in Jharkhand and the direction for the same has been given to the forces, the officials said.
The forces are being sent to Naxal violence-affected Jharkhand with an aim to ensure area domination, confidence-building measures, conduct of flag marches and surveillance to ensure smooth conduct of polling, they said, adding that the first batch of 100 companies of the CAPFs would reach Jharkhand by October 14.
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