Source: Election Commission of IndiaCounting begins 8:00 AM IST, 4 May 2026Before counting Counting begins 8 am IST, 4 May
Assembly Election 2026

West Bengal

294 seats /majority mark 148

Official Results

West Bengal — live count

What the exit polls predictAverage across 8 pollsters

Bharatiya Janata Party: 151 seatsAll India Trinamool Congress: 134 seatsOthers: 4 seatsIndian National Congress: 2 seatsAwaiting: 3 seats
151BJP
291 of 294 seats accounted for
151BJP
134TMC
4OTH
2INC

These are predictions from polling agencies. The actual result begins coming in from 8 am on 4 May.

Predictions

What pollsters predicted for West Bengal

Exit Polls — May 2026Projection — Not Official

Exit polls are predictions, not results. The numbers below come from polling agencies and may differ widely from the actual count. The official tally is published by the Election Commission of India once counting begins on 4 May.

West Bengal

Most agencies put BJP ahead, around 151 seats.
Numbers averaged across 8 pollsters.

AgencyBJPTMC+OTHINC
Poll of Polls137–157131–1512–61–3
Matrize146–161125–1406–100–0
P-MARQ146–161118–1380–06–10
JVC138–159131–1520–20–2
Chanakya Strategies150–160130–1406–100–0
Peoples Pulse95–110177–1870–21–3
Poll Diary142–17199–1275–90–0
Today's Chanakya181–20389–1110–40–0
Average15113442
Actual count
Difference
StatusAwaitedAwaitedAwaitedAwaited
Past Elections

How West Bengal has voted before

Historical ResultsWest Bengal · 2021 · 2016 · 2011 · 2006

West Bengal

2021

Won by AITC

CM · Mamata Banerjee (AITC)

  • TMC215(47.9%)
  • BJP77(38.1%)
  • INC0(2.9%)
  • CPI(M)0(4.7%)
  • OTH2(6.4%)
294 seats · majority 148

West Bengal

2016

Won by AITC

CM · Mamata Banerjee (AITC)

  • TMC211(44.9%)
  • INC44(12.3%)
  • CPI(M)26(19.7%)
  • BJP3(10.2%)
  • OTH10(12.9%)
294 seats · majority 148

West Bengal

2011

Won by AITC + INC

CM · Mamata Banerjee (AITC)

  • TMC184(38.9%)
  • INC42(9.1%)
  • CPI(M)40(30.1%)
  • CPI2(1.8%)
  • BJP0(4.1%)
  • OTH26(16%)
294 seats · majority 148

West Bengal

2006

Won by Left Front

CM · Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee (CPI(M))

  • CPI(M)176(37.1%)
  • TMC30(26.6%)
  • INC21(14.7%)
  • CPI8(1.7%)
  • BJP0(1.9%)
  • OTH59(18%)
294 seats · majority 148