The fear of a sudden lockdown because of the ongoing surge in Covid cases and loss of business and employment as a consequence weighed heavily on voters across the trading hubs of Calcutta as they cast their vote on Thursday. Many were apprehensive of a lockdown immediately after the declaration of the election results “to make up for the mismanagement” of Covid-19 across the country. Traders after traders in Burrabazar said how a sudden lockdown, like the one imposed in March 2020, could land their already troubled business in greater jeopardy. There were some whose business had been reduced to a third of what it had been and their concerns about unrealised dues and wasted stocks were widespread.