New Delhi, April 29 -- BJP leader Nalin Kohli on Wednesday said that the party will secure a "historic mandate" in West Bengal and said that people have come out in large numbers to vote "without fear".

Speaking with ANI, Kohli said, "The exit poll of Assam is showing that the BJP is forming a clear majority government in Assam. About West Bengal, there has been a historic voting percentage. People have voted without fear...People who have come out in such a large number indicate that the mood is for change. We are very hopeful of a historic mandate in West Bengal and the BJP forming the government," he said.

His remarks come as the pollsters, in their exit poll projections, projected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) winning West Bengal in ...