The Election Commission on Monday said over R1,760 crore worth of freebies, drugs, cash, liquor and precious metals aimed at inducing voters in the five poll-going states have been seized so far. The poll panel said the seizures made since the polls were announced on October 9 are over seven times (R239.15 crore) the seizures made in the previous assembly elections in these states in 2018.

While assembly polls have already been held in MP, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram, voting will take place in Rajasthan and Telangana on November 25 and November 30 respectively.