"The district level officials decide on how much central force has to be deployed where, but in the present scenario the administrative and police officials are working under the pressure of the state government," BJP state unit president Laxmikant Bajpai said in a letter to the Election Commission.
"If the commission itself decides in principle on how much central force has to be deployed where, the chances of irregularities would be mitigated and the officials would also be answerable to the commission in case of any problem", Bajpai said.