New Delhi, Nov 3, 2025

Ahead of the first phase of Bihar Assembly elections on November 6 and by-elections in seven states, the ECI said on Monday that flying squads have seized cash, liquor and freebies worth over Rs 108 crore before these could be distributed in violation of the model code of conduct.

“As on November 3, over Rs 108.19 crore worth of illicit inducements including, Rs 9.62 crore in cash, liquor worth Rs 42.14 crore (9.6 lakh litre), drugs worth Rs 24.61 crore, precious metals worth Rs 5.8 crore and other freebies worth over Rs 26 crores have been seized through a coordinated approach involving multi-enforcement agencies across different States/UTs,” said the Election Commission of India.

As many as 824 flying squads have been deployed across Bihar to ensure that the com

See Full Page