Kolkata, April 29 -- As the dust settled on the second phase of the 2026 general elections, West Bengal BJP President Samik Bhattacharya expressed high confidence in a significant political shift, thanking voters for defying intimidation to cast their ballots.

Speaking to reporters in Kolkata, Bhattacharya asserted that the high voter turnout across the state signals a definitive rejection of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC).

Bhattacharya highlighted the courage of the electorate, suggesting that the traditional atmosphere of electoral apprehension in the state has been breached.

He claimed that the momentum observed during the first phase has only intensified in the second. The BJP state chief argued that the public has consciously...