West Bengal Assembly Election Exit Poll Results 2026 Highlights: As polling in West Bengal draws to a close, all eyes have now shifted to the exit poll predictions.
Four exit polls (Matrize, P-Marq, Praja Poll and Poll Diary) have predicted a big win for the BJP, while two (Peoples Pulse, Janmat Polls) have given a clear edge to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, while JVC predicted a neck and neck.
Voters queued up from 7 AM outside booths in Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly, Nadia, North and South 24 Parganas and Purba Bardhaman districts, which form Bengal's electoral and political core.
Of the total electorate eligible to vote in this phase, 1.57 crore are women, and 792 are third-gender.
Till 5 PM, West Bengal recorded 89.99 per cent polling with Purba Bardhaman registering the highest turnout at 92.46 per cent. .
The first phase of polls in 152 assembly seats of West Bengal on April 23 also recorded more than 89.9 per cent polling till 5 PM.
Bengal Exit Polls: 4 Exit Polls Give BJP Edge In West Bengal, 2 To Trinamool Congress
West Bengal has been the most closely contested poll in this election cycle.
Bengal Exit Polls: JVC Predicts Close Contest
JVC has predicted a close fight between the Trinamool Congress (131-152 seats) and the BJP (138-159 seats).
Bengal Exit Polls: Highest-Ever Turnout In Bengal
Bengal records 92.47 per cent voter turnout in two-phase elections, highest since Independence.
Bengal Exit Polls: Trinamool Sweep In Bengal, Predicts Janmat
Janmat polls predicts 195 to 205 seats for Trinamool Congress and 80-90 seats for the BJP.
Bengal Exit Polls: Praja Poll Predicts Big Win For BJP
Praja Poll predicts 193 seats for BJP in Bengal, 100 seats for Trinamool Congress.
Bengal Exit Polls: P-Marq Predicts BJP Win In Bengal
P-Marq predicts BJP win in Bengal with 150-175 seats, Trinamool close second with 118-138 seats.
Bengal Exit Polls: Exit Polls Split On Bengal
Matrize and Poll Diary predict BJP will breach Trinamool fortress while People Pulse predict Trinamool sweep.
Bengal Exit Polls: 700 Companies Of Central Forces To Stay In Bengal After Polls, SaysOfficials
Around 700 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) will continue to remain deployed across West Bengal after the completion of polling, an Election Commission official said on Wednesday.
The continued presence of the central forces is aimed at maintaining peace and ensuring that no untoward incidents take place in the post-poll period, he said.
Bengal Exit Polls: Vir Sanghvi Decodes Bengal Politics
"If they lose this bastion, it will be like it's BJP all the way," said Vir Sanghvi on Bengal polls.
Bengal Exit Polls: Vir Sanghvi On Why Stakes Are Higher For Congress
"If the BJP wins in Bengal, it will be a setback for the Congress, as they are counting on Mamata Banerjee to defeat," said senior journalist and psephologist Vir Sanghvi.
Exit Poll On NDTV: Experts Decode Polls Over Iconic Snacks
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— NDTV (@ndtv) April 29, 2026
Opinion | PM Modi's Jhalmuri Moment: When The Snack Becomes The Story, Bengal Elections, West Bengal Elections 2026
While barnstorming in West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at a public stall in Jhargram, Purulia, ate jhalmuri.
In Bengal, where public space is never just public space, but a stage for identity, the symbolism lands with extra weight. A man is judged not only by what he says, but by what he is willing to be seen doing.
The point was not merely culinary. It was symbolic-almost liturgical-an enacted gesture of proximity with the aam aadmi.
Bengal Exit Polls: West Bengal Turnout Till 5 PM
West Bengal has recorded 89.99 percent turnout till 5 pm in phase 2. Phase 1 saw 89.9 percent turnout.
West Bengal Elections 2026 Live News: From Shadow To Spotlight: Being Abhishek Banerjee In Bengal Politics
Abhishek Banerjee entered the political turf in 2011, the same year that saw a historic shift in Bengal's power dynamics.
Bengal Exit Polls: Why Phase 2 Is Real Challenge For BJP
The final round of voting in West Bengal today is seen as the real contest as the BJP is hoping to breach the Trinamool Congress' strongest fortress - south Bengal.
Of the 142 seats voting in this phase, the ruling party had won 123 in 2021, leaving just 18 for the BJP and one for the ISF.
Bengal Exit Polls: Mamata Banerjee's Charge Against Central Forces
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the central forces of beating up people, not sparing even women and children.
"So many incidents of lathi-charge have been reported and many workers of the Trinamool Congress have been detained in violation of court orders," Banerjee told NDTV in an exclusive interview today.
