Around 150 companies of central forces are likely to reach West Bengal in the first week of March primarily to conduct route marches ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, a senior official of the Election Commission said on Wednesday.
These security personnel will be deployed in two phases in all parts of the State by March 7, he added.
"In the first phase, 100 companies of central forces are coming to the State by March 1 and another 50 companies will reach the State by March 7," the official told PTI.