Kolkata: The final voter list was published on Saturday, following which preparations for the West Bengal Assembly elections have formally begun. Before the announcement of the election schedule, the Election Commission is set to hold a series of meetings with senior police officials, district magistrates and central force representatives.
According to sources, four high-level review meeting will be held on Monday to assess the overall election scenario in the state.
The first two meetings scheduled for Monday will be attended by the, police commissioners, state's Inspector General (IG) and Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of police, District Election Officers (DEOs) or district magistrates, superintendents of police (SPs) and senior superintendents of police (SSPs).
In the afternoon, the state police's nodal officer, Bengal CEO and CAPF nodal officer will participate in a separate meeting with the Commission. In the evening, the EC will hold review meeting with the head or nodal officers of the enforcement agencies. All four meetings will be held virtually.
Sources said the deliberations will focus on the prevailing law and order situation in the state and the possible deployment of central forces during the elections.