Axis My India, one of the leading pollsters in the country, on Thursday said that it won’t release its West Bengal Assembly elections 2026 exit polls.
Pradeep Gupta, the founder of the organisation, said that people were not ready to reveal which party they voted for.
“The method of Axis My India is talking to people face to face. And when we tried to talk after the first phase, about 60-70 per cent of the people had their lips sealed. They were not even ready to say yes or no,” Gupta told NDTV.
He said that it would not be right to predict the outcome of the high-stakes elections based on a 20-30 per cent sample.
“No one is ready to talk to anyone in the context of elections. So, as long as our sample is not representative, on the basis of a 20-30 per cent sample, we do not believe it is right to predict any number,” he said.
Gupta, however, added that they will try once again on Thursday. “Maybe now that the elections have been held, people will be more relaxed,” he added.
According to most of the exit polls, BJP is likely to win the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026. However, two exit polls have predicted a TMC landslide and poll of exit polls projects a neck-and-neck contest.
Bengal Exit Poll Predictions
According to Janmat Polls, the TMC and allies are projected to win 195-205 seats in West Bengal, while the BJP+ alliance could secure 80-90 seats. Congress+ is predicted to win 1-3 seats, Left+ 0-1 and others 3-5 seats.
JVC has projected a close contest with TMC+ likely to secure 131-152 seats and BJP+ 138-159 seats. Congress+ may win 0-2 seats, Left+ 0-1 and others 0-1 seats.
According to Matrize, BJP+ is projected to emerge ahead with 146-161 seats, while TMC+ could secure 125-140 seats. Others are predicted to win 6-10 seats.
P-Marq has projected 150-175 seats for BJP+ and 118-138 seats for TMC+, while others could secure 2-6 seats.
Peoples Pulse has predicted a strong performance for TMC+ with 177-187 seats, while BJP+ is projected to get 95-110 seats. Congress+ may secure 1-3 seats and Left+ 0-1 seats.
Poll Diary has projected BJP+ to win 142-171 seats and TMC+ 99-127 seats. Congress+ may get 3-5 seats, Left+ 2-3 and others 0-1 seats.
Praja Poll has projected a massive victory for BJP+ with 178-208 seats, while TMC+ is likely to secure 85-110 seats. Others could win up to five seats.
The poll of exit polls projects a close contest in West Bengal, with BJP at 143 seats and TMC at 142 seats, while Congress and Left are projected to win one seat each and others seven seats.