Chief Justice of India Surya Kant expressed pride in the 92.7% voter turnout during the first phase of the Assembly elections in West Bengal, held on April 23. Senior advocate Kalyan Banerjee highlighted that migrant laborers traveled from across the country to cast their votes. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta noted that the election was largely peaceful, with only a few incidents of violence reported despite the deployment of over 2,400 companies of central paramilitary troops across 44,000 polling booths. This turnout surpassed the 84% recorded in the first phase of the previous Assembly elections in 2021. The remaining 142 constituencies are scheduled for voting on April 29, with results to be declared on May 4.