EC appoints ROs for all 294 West Bengal assembly seats

• The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday appointed returning officers (ROs) for all 294 assembly constituencies in West Bengal.
• The West Bengal government provided officers of "requisite seniority" for the appointments, following the EC's insistence.
• The EC has issued the notification for RO appointments; some ROs are from 2023, while most are new.
• The EC recently visited the state to assess poll preparedness; elections could take place in April along with Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry.
• The EC and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government have been at loggerheads, and the opposition plans to seek CEC Gyanesh Kumar's removal.