Bihar polls: Cash, liquor in dry state worth over ₹71 crore seized

Enforcement agencies have seized cash, drugs, liquor and precious metals worth over ₹71 crore in Bihar since the announcement of the assembly polls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Tuesday (October 21, 2025).

Bihar has been a dry state since 2016, when alcohol was banned.

The ECI said that as on October 21, over ₹71.32 crore worth of cash, liquor, drugs, precious metals and other freebies have been seized through a coordinated approach involving multi-enforcement agencies across different states and Union territories.

It had announced on October 6 that the state would go to the polls in two phases on November 6 and 11, and votes would be counted on November 14.

The poll panel said that 824 flying squads have been deployed across Bihar to ensure that the complaints are attended to within 100 minutes.

Citizens and political parties can also report model code violations using the C-Vigil mobile application or ECINET digital platform.