"We have received three Indian Air Force helicopters for the elections. Jharkhand has got eight of them. The Chief Electoral Officers of both the states have decided to cooperate with each other in their use to ensure smooth polling," Additional Chief Electoral Officer R Lakshmanan said.
An air ambulance belonging to Apollo Hospital will be stationed at Patna airport to deal with medical emergencies. All government hospitals in the state capital have also been alerted to be ready for any eventuality.
Maoists have given a call for boycott of elections and these constituencies have witnessed violent incidents in the recent past including the landmine blast on Monday in which three CRPF men were killed and eight others injured.