Uttar Pradesh's chief electoral officer, Navdeep Rinwa, has asked senior officers from 23 enforcement agencies to coordinate closely and keep a tight watch on money, alcohol and narcotics ahead of the 2027 assembly polls.
Each assembly seat will get nine flying squads and nine static surveillance teams. The Election Commission is also flagging constituencies that need extra scrutiny, using seizure data from the 2022 assembly and 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Seizures will be logged on a shared web portal so every agency can act on them quickly.
Former CBI head M Nageswara Rao's Sarvajan Sanatan Party has entered Uttar Pradesh politics. It is collecting applications from people who want to contest all 403 seats before early next year's polls.
This first round is only a filter, and those who pass will be asked for fuller details and documents. Applicants must be Indian citizens, registered voters in Uttar Pradesh, and at least 25 by the scrutiny date.
Applying does not guarantee a ticket, as the party's leadership makes the final call.
The BJP has shortlisted 209 candidates for Uttar Pradesh's 403 Assembly seats, with polls due early next year. The list is now with party headquarters in Delhi, awaiting final approval.
The names were picked after talks with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and the party is aiming for more than 300 seats.
Yogi also hinted at a new scheme for women. In an interview, he said Akhilesh Yadav had dropped his demand to withdraw the SIR revision and claimed that 1.27 crore Hindu voter names had been deleted from the rolls.
The Election Commission of India has fixed November 12 for publishing the draft voter list ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, with the final list due January 4.
Officials were told to flag voters who are absent, have moved, appear twice, or have died. The draft will be shared online, at polling stations, and with party representatives.
People will get roughly a month to submit additions, deletions or corrections using Forms 6, 7 and 8. Special drives in schools and colleges will also aim to register first-time voters.
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