Kolkata, April 29 -- As polling for the second phase of the 2026 Assembly elections is underway across 142 constituencies in West Bengal, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rashbehari constituency candidate Swapan Dasgupta on Wednesday cast his vote here, urging voters to turnout in large numbers.

Speaking to ANI after he cast his vote in Rashbehari constituency, Dasgupta praised the Election Commission for the peaceful election in the first phase. He added that West Bengal would set a new trend of having peaceful elections across the state.

"The election has just started. The first thing I did was vote. There was a long line which is very good because it shows that a lot of people are voting with great enthusiasm. We feel that the higher the...