DC requisitions vehicles

Election officials also removed at least 20 more Bharatiya Janata Party posters put up at public places in various parts of Harni Road on Tuesday. Deputy Election Officer M A Chauhan said that though there were a couple of other complaints too, they were found to be baseless.

Meanwhile, at a meeting here earlier on Tuesday, Election Commissioner J M Lyngdoh lauded the district administration8217;s poll arrangements. Lyngdoh also instructed all the top officials of the police and the collectorate to initiate steps to maintain peace during polls in Vadodara, which was among the sensitive seats in the State, Mukim said.

The administration has also stepped up its efforts to maintain the law and order situation in the city in wake of Prime Minister A B Vajpayee8217;s brief halt at the Vadodara airport on September 2. According to official information, the Prime Minister would reach here around noon by a Boeing and go to Surat by a helicopter thereafter.