Kolkata: A team of the Election Commission of India, led by Deputy Election Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti, will review next week the complaints regarding widespread irregularities in the selection of West Bengal government employees as booth-level officers (BLOs), despite them not meeting the selection criteria mandated by the ECI.

The ECI team will also review the role of district-level electoral officials in clearing the faulty selection of state government employees, insiders from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said.

The review on this specific issue is a part of the overall review for the forthcoming special intensive revision in West Bengal.

The review will be conducted at a meeting chaired by Bharti, which will bring together all top officials from the CEO’s office

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