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 19^th 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

Vote share projections

Polling agency	Date published	Sample size	Margin of error				Lead
				NDA	INDIA	Others
India Today-CVoter	August 2025 [1]	206,826	±3–5%	47	41	12	6
India Today-CVoter	February 2025 [2]	125,123	±3–5%	47	41	12	6
India Today-CVoter	August 2024 [3]	136,463	±3–5%	44	40	16	4
2024 election results				42.5%	40.6%	16.91%	1.9%

Seat projections

Polling agency	Date published	Sample size	Margin of error				Lead
				NDA	INDIA	Others
India Today-CVoter	August 2025 [4]	206,826	±3–5%	324	208	11	105
India Today-CVoter	February 2025 [5]	125,123	±3–5%	343	188	12	143
India Today-CVoter	August 2024 [6]	136,463	±3–5%	299	232	12	49
2024 election results				293	234	16	43

Preferred candidate for prime minister

Polling Agency	Date published
		Narendra Modi	Rahul Gandhi	Others/None/ Can't say
India Today-CVoter [7]	August 2025	52%	25%	23%
India Today-CVoter [8]	February 2025	51%	25%	24%
India Today-CVoter [9]	August 2024	49%	22.4%	28.6%
The Hindu CSDS-Lokniti	June 2024	41%	27%	32%

References

1. "PM Modi's popularity remains, drop for NDA, suggests Mood of the Nation". India Today. 29 August 2025.
2. "NDA '300 paar' if Lok Sabha polls were held today, Congress slips: MOTN poll". 12 February 2025.
3. "Mood of the Nation poll: Modi holds steady, Rahul emerges". 23 August 2024.
4. "Mood of the Nation with Modi, 300+ seats for NDA if Lok Sabha polls held today". India Today. 28 August 2025.
5. "NDA '300 paar' if Lok Sabha polls were held today, Congress slips: MOTN poll". 12 February 2025.
6. "Mood of the Nation poll: Modi holds steady, Rahul emerges". 23 August 2024.
7. "Op Sindoor, Trump tariffs: A year into Modi 3.0, find out the Mood of the Nation". India Today. 28 August 2025.
8. "Mood of the nation: BJP back with a bang". India Today . 17 February 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
9. ABP News Bureau (22 August 2024). "PM Modi holds steady, Rahul Gandhi rises, says Mood of the Nation". India Today . Retrieved 24 August 2024.