West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal was appointed chief secretary of the new BJP government led by Suvendu Adhikari. A 1990-batch IAS officer, Agarwal earlier supervised the voter roll revision exercise before the Assembly elections that saw BJP secure a sweeping victory over TMC
West Bengal CEO Manoj Agarwal said repolling may be ordered in booths where EVM tampering is confirmed. The remarks came after BJP alleged that party symbols on EVMs were covered with tape or ink during the second and final phase of polling