WB Elections: Actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty casts his vote

Actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty cast his vote for the final phase of the West Bengal Elections at a polling station in Kashipur-Belgachia, North Kolkata. He said, "I had never voted so peacefully ever before. I must congratulate all the security personnel."

Voting is done under the shadow of Covid 19 as West Bengal on Wednesday logged 17,207 fresh COVID-19 cases, the highest-single day spike recorded in the state so far, pushing the tally to 7,93,552, a bulletin issued by the health department said. The death toll climbed to 11,159 with 77 more fatalities which is also the maximum count during a day, it said.