Bengal polls: Mithun casts vote, hopes for high voter turnout

Actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty cast his vote in East Kolkatas Belgachia on Wednesday and hoped for a high voter turnout as was witnessed in the first phase of West Bengal Assembly polls. Chakraborty told reporters that he voted like an ordinary voter, standing in the queue without seeking any special facilities.

Actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty cast his vote in East Kolkata's Belgachia on Wednesday and hoped for a high voter turnout as was witnessed in the first phase of West Bengal Assembly polls. Chakraborty told reporters that he voted ''like an ordinary voter'', standing in the queue without seeking any special facilities. ''I do not want any facility. I voted like a common person,'' he said. About the voter turnout, the BJP leader said, ''I hope, watching the trend, voting will be higher than 90 per cent. And if that is the case, you can predict what will happen.'' Trinamool Congress candidate Arup Roy cast his vote at Kasundia Mahakali Vidyalaya in Howrah and alleged poor polling arrangements amid rain and long queues outside booths. In Nadia district, BJP candidate Jagannath Sarkar cast his vote along with his wife at Bora Ziakur Primary School under the Ranaghat Assembly constituency. He praised the role of the Election Commission in conducting the polls and sought action against alleged wrongdoing by ruling party workers.