Opinion polling for the next Indian general election

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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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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 agencyDate publishedSample sizeMargin of errorLead
NDA INDIA Others
India Today-CVoter August 2025 [1] 206,826±3–5%4741126
India Today-CVoter February 2025 [2] 125,123±3–5%4741126
India Today-CVoter August 2024 [3] 136,463±3–5%4440164
2024 election results42.5%40.6%16.91%NDA
Seat projections
Polling agencyDate publishedSample sizeMargin of errorLead
NDA INDIA Others
India Today-CVoter August 2025 [4] 206,826±3–5%32420811105
India Today-CVoter February 2025 [5] 125,123±3–5%34318812143
India Today-CVoter August 2024 [6] 136,463±3–5%2992321249
2024 election results2932341643

Preferred candidate for prime minister

Polling AgencyDate published
Narendra Modi Rahul Gandhi Others/None/

Can't say

India Today-CVoter [7] August 202552%25%23%
India Today-CVoter [8] February 202551%25%24%
India Today-CVoter [9] August 202449%22.4%28.6%
The Hindu CSDS-LoknitiJune 202441%27%32%

References

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  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. https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/nda-wins-324-seats-india-bloc-208-seats-if-polls-are-held-today-mood-of-the-nation-survey-2778314-2025-08-28
  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. https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/mood-of-the-nation-survey-2025-pm-modi-performance-operation-sindoor-pakistan-trump-tariffs-2778143-2025-08-28
  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.