Opinion polling for the next Indian general election
In the run-up to the next Indian general election, which is expected to be held by May/June 2029 to elect members to the 19th Lok Sabha, various media houses and polling agencies are carrying out opinion polls to gauge voting intentions. Results of such polls are displayed in this list.
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Opinion polling for the next Indian general election
In the run-up to the next Indian general election, which is expected to be held by May/June 2029 to elect members to the 19th Lok Sabha, various media houses and polling agencies are carrying out opinion polls to gauge voting intentions. Results of such polls are displayed in this list.
Seats by constituency. As this is a FPTP election, seat totals are not determined proportional to each party's total vote share, but instead by the plurality in each constituency
Seats and vote share projections
Opinion polling for the next Indian general election
<table><thead><tr><th>Polling agency</th><th>Date published</th><th>Sample size</th><th>Margin of error</th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th>Lead</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>NDA</td><td>INDIA</td><td>Others</td></tr><tr><td>India Today-CVoter</td><td>February 2026</td><td>125,979</td><td>±5%</td><td>47</td><td>39</td><td>14</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>India Today-CVoter</td><td>August 2025</td><td>206,826</td><td>±3–5%</td><td>47</td><td>41</td><td>12</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>India Today-CVoter</td><td>February 2025</td><td>125,123</td><td>±3–5%</td><td>47</td><td>41</td><td>12</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>India Today-CVoter</td><td>August 2024</td><td>136,463</td><td>±3–5%</td><td>44</td><td>40</td><td>16</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>2024 election results</td><td>42.5%</td><td>40.6%</td><td>16.91%</td><td>1.9%</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th>Polling agency</th><th>Date published</th><th>Sample size</th><th>Margin of error</th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th>Lead</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>NDA</td><td>INDIA</td><td>Others</td></tr><tr><td>India Today-CVoter</td><td>February 2026</td><td>125,979</td><td>±5%</td><td>352</td><td>182</td><td>9</td><td>161</td></tr><tr><td>India Today-CVoter</td><td>August 2025</td><td>206,826</td><td>±3–5%</td><td>324</td><td>208</td><td>11</td><td>105</td></tr><tr><td>India Today-CVoter</td><td>February 2025</td><td>125,123</td><td>±3–5%</td><td>343</td><td>188</td><td>12</td><td>143</td></tr><tr><td>India Today-CVoter</td><td>August 2024</td><td>136,463</td><td>±3–5%</td><td>299</td><td>232</td><td>12</td><td>49</td></tr><tr><td>2024 election results</td><td>293</td><td>234</td><td>16</td><td>43</td></tr></tbody></table>
Preferred candidate for prime minister
Opinion polling for the next Indian general election
<table><thead><tr><th>Polling Agency</th><th>Date published</th><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Narendra Modi</td><td>Rahul Gandhi</td><td>Others/None/ Can't say</td></tr><tr><td>India Today-CVoter</td><td>February 2026</td><td>55%</td><td>27%</td><td>18%</td></tr><tr><td>India Today-CVoter</td><td>August 2025</td><td>52%</td><td>25%</td><td>23%</td></tr><tr><td>India Today-CVoter</td><td>February 2025</td><td>51%</td><td>25%</td><td>24%</td></tr><tr><td>India Today-CVoter</td><td>August 2024</td><td>49%</td><td>22.4%</td><td>28.6%</td></tr><tr><td>The Hindu CSDS-Lokniti</td><td>June 2024</td><td>41%</td><td>27%</td><td>32%</td></tr></tbody></table>