In Uttarakhand, the state unit of the Congress said earlier this week that it would contest polls on all 70 assembly seats in the state putting a question mark on the seats that its ally the Progressive Democratic Front will contest from. The Congress-PDF alliance was on shaky ground last year. After supporting the Congress during a crucial floor test, the PDF was eyeing a larger role in political matters. In the later part of the year, Congress-PDF ties again came under strain when Congress state chief Kishore Upadhyay demanded that PDF should make its stand on 2017 polls clear.
The Centre has massive security planned for the upcoming election. The Union home ministry will provide around 85,000 security personnel for deployment in the five states.
In addition, around 100 companies, most of which belong to State Armed Police Forces and India Reserve Battalions, will also be drawn from different states for deployment of election duties. A company of paramilitary force comprises around 100 personnel.
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(Sourced from agencies, feature image courtesy:oneindia.com)
