Opinion polling for the 2019 Indian general election
Background
Opinion poll methodology has heavily improved and agencies like CSDS have got it absolutely correct on 16 occasions, roughly correct on 7 occasions and wrong on 4 occasions.[2]
Opinion polling
Line graph showing number of seats projected in opinion polls per alliance over time.
Various organisations have carried out opinion polling to gauge voting intentions in India. Results of such polls are displayed in this list. The date range for these opinion polls is from the previous general election, held in April and May 2014, to the present day.
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Majority
| |||||
8 April 2019
|
279
|
149
|
115
|
130
|
7
| ||
6 April 2019
|
275
|
126
|
142
|
149
|
3
| ||
1 Feb – 4 April 2019
|
310
|
122
|
111
|
188
|
38
| ||
Mar 2019
|
283
|
135
|
125
|
148
|
11
| ||
Mar 2019
|
270
|
134
|
139
|
131
|
Hung
| ||
Mar 2019
|
264
|
141
|
138
|
123
|
Hung
| ||
Mar 2019
|
285
|
126
|
132
|
159
|
13
| ||
Mar 2019
|
264
|
165
|
114
|
99
|
Hung
| ||
Feb 2019
|
242
|
148
|
153
|
94
|
Hung
| ||
Jan 2019
|
252
|
147
|
144
|
105
|
Hung
| ||
Jan 2019
|
233
|
167
|
143
|
66
|
Hung
| ||
Jan 2019
|
237
|
166
|
140
|
67
|
Hung
| ||
Jan 2019
|
225
|
167
|
150
|
58
|
Hung
| ||
Dec 2018
|
257
|
146
|
140
|
111
|
Hung
| ||
Dec 2018
|
247
|
171
|
125
|
76
|
Hung
| ||
Dec 2018
|
281
|
124
|
138
|
157
|
9
| ||
Nov 2018
|
261
|
119
|
163
|
142
|
Hung
| ||
Oct 2018
|
276
|
112
|
155
|
164
|
4
| ||
Aug 2018
|
281
|
122
|
140
|
159
|
9
| ||
May 2018
|
274
|
164
|
105
|
110
|
2
| ||
Jan 2018
|
335
|
89
|
119
|
246
|
63
| ||
Jan 2018
|
309
|
102
|
132
|
207
|
37
| ||
April–May 2014
|
336
|
60
|
113
|
276
|
64
|
Vote share
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Others
|
Lead
| ||
Mar 2019
|
34%
|
28%
|
38%
|
6%
| |
Mar 2019
|
41%
|
31%
|
28%
|
10%
| |
Jan 2019
|
38.7%
|
32.6%
|
28.7%
|
6.1%
| |
Jan 2019
|
37.6%
|
32.2%
|
30.2%
|
5.4%
| |
Jan 2019
|
35%
|
33%
|
32%
|
2%
| |
April–May 2014
|
36.0%
|
23.0%
|
42.0%
|
13.0%
|
Polling on politicians
Next Prime Minister
Best Alternative to Narendra Modi amongst the Opposition leaders in 2019 Election
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Can't say
|
Lead
| |||||||||||||
Jan 2019
|
62%
|
32%
|
3%
|
–
|
3%
|
3%
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
7%
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
12%
|
34%
| |
Jul 2018
|
46%
|
8%
|
6%
|
6%
|
4%
|
4%
|
2%
|
2%
|
2%
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
12%
|
34%
| ||
Jan 2018
|
45%
|
9%
|
9%
|
7%
|
5%
|
4%
|
4%
|
2%
|
3%
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
12%
|
33%
| ||
Jul 2017
|
21%
|
4%
|
6%
|
4%
|
–
|
7%
|
3%
|
–
|
2%
|
13%
|
12%
|
3%
|
22%
|
1%
| ||
Jan 2017
|
28%
|
4%
|
3%
|
2%
|
7%
|
2%
|
3%
|
13%
|
9%
|
3%
|
24%
|
4%
| ||||
Aug 2016
|
23%
|
4%
|
4%
|
2%
|
12%
|
3%
|
3%
|
13%
|
9%
|
3%
|
21%
|
2%
| ||||
Feb 2016
|
32%
|
2%
|
5%
|
–
|
10%
|
1%
|
3%
|
8%
|
15%
|
2%
|
15%
|
17%
|
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| ||
Jan 2019
|
60%
|
24%
|
36%
| |
Jan 2019
|
41%
|
23%
|
18%
| |
Nov 2018
|
56%
|
36%
|
20%
| |
Oct 2018
|
60%
|
34%
|
26%
| |
Jan 2018
|
66%
|
28%
|
38%
| |
2017
|
69%
|
26%
|
43%
|
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| ||
Yes
|
No
| |||
Feb 2019
|
60%
|
32%
|
28%
|
Approval ratings
Economic performance; compared to previous government
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Don't know
|
Lead
| ||
Better
|
Worse
| ||||
Jan 2019
|
49%
|
28%
|
23%
|
21%
| |
Aug 2018
|
51%
|
24%
|
25%
|
27%
| |
Jan 2018
|
56%
|
21%
|
23%
|
34%
|
Issues
Key Issues
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Unemployment
|
Price rise
|
Corruption
|
Farmers' plight
|
Jan 2019
|
37%
|
19%
|
15%
|
12%
|
Farm distress; Low crop causing farm distress
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Don't know
|
Lead
| ||
Yes
|
No
| ||||
Jan 2019
|
65%
|
25%
|
10%
|
40%
|
Jobs; Enough created
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Don't know
|
Lead
| ||
Yes
|
No
| ||||
Jan 2019
|
42%
|
46%
|
12%
|
4%
|
Alleged corruption in Rafale deal
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Yes
|
No
|
Not aware of deal
|
Can't say
|
Jan 2019
|
30%
|
32%
|
23%
|
15%
|
Statewise opinion polling
Andhra Pradesh (25)
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| ||
08 April 2019
|
14
|
11
|
3
| |
06 April 2019
|
7
|
18
|
11
| |
Jan 2019
|
6
|
19
|
13
|
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| ||||
Apr 2019
|
38.5%
|
36.4%
|
10.4%
|
6.5%
|
2.1%
| |
Jan 2019
|
33%
|
41%
|
9.8%
|
7.2%
|
8%
|
Arunachal Pradesh (2)
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| ||
Jan 2019
|
2
|
–
|
2
|
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Others
|
Lead
| ||
Jan 2019
|
45.3%
|
37.6%
|
17.1%
|
7.7%
|
Assam (14)
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| |||
06 April 2019
|
5
|
5
|
2
|
–
| |
04 April 2019
|
8
|
4
|
1
|
4
| |
Mar 2019
|
8
|
4
|
2
|
4
| |
Jan 2019
|
6
|
7
|
1
|
1
|
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Others
|
Lead
| |||
Mar 2019
|
37.0%
|
32.4%
|
12.8%
|
14.3%
|
4.60%
| |
Jan 2019
|
44.3%
|
44.6%
|
2.5%
|
8.6%
|
0.3%
|
Bihar (40)
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| ||
06 April 2019
|
29
|
11
|
18
| |
05 April 2019
|
31
|
9
|
22
| |
Jan 2019
|
35
|
5
|
30
| |
Nov 2018
|
34
|
6
|
28
| |
Oct 2018
|
22
|
18
|
4
| |
31
|
9
|
22
|
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Others
|
Lead
| ||
Jan 2019
|
45.1%
|
37.5%
|
17.4%
|
7.6%
|
Chhattisgarh (11)
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| ||
06 April 2019
|
3
|
8
|
1
| |
March 2019
|
5
|
6
|
1
| |
Jan 2019
|
5
|
6
|
1
| |
Oct 2018
|
8
|
3
|
5
| |
Oct 2018
|
9
|
2
|
7
| |
Oct 2018
|
8
|
3
|
5
|
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Others
|
Lead
| |||
Jan 2019
|
43.4%
|
41.1%
|
7.5%
|
8.1%
|
2.3%
|
Goa (2)
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| ||
06 April 2019
|
2
|
–
|
2
| |
Jan 2019
|
1
|
1
|
–
|
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Others
|
Lead
| ||
Jan 2019
|
43.7%
|
38.5%
|
17.8%
|
5.2%
|
Gujarat (26)
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| ||
06 April 2019
|
24
|
2
|
22
| |
March 2019
|
21
|
5
|
16
| |
Jan 2019
|
24
|
2
|
22
|
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Others
|
Lead
| ||
Jan 2019
|
54.1%
|
39.1%
|
6.8%
|
15%
|
Haryana (10)
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| |||
06 April 2019
|
9
|
1
|
–
|
8
| |
Jan 2019
|
7
|
3
|
–
|
4
| |
Oct 2018
|
6
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Others
|
Lead
| |||
Jan 2019
|
44.7%
|
33.6%
|
17.8%
|
3.9%
|
11.1%
|
Himachal Pradesh (4)
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| ||
05 April 2019
|
4
|
–
|
4
|
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Others
|
Lead
| ||
Jan 2019
|
49.5%
|
38.7%
|
11.9%
|
10.2%
|
Jammu and Kashmir (6)
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| ||
06 April 2019
|
2
|
4
|
2
| |
Mar 2019
|
2
|
4
|
2
| |
Jan 2019
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Others
|
Lead
| |||
Jan 2019
|
36%
|
40.6%
|
13.4%
|
10%
|
4.6%
|
Jharkhand (14)
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| ||||
06 April 2019
|
9
|
5
|
–
|
4
| ||
05 April 2019
|
10
|
3
|
1
|
7
| ||
Jan 2019
|
5
|
8
|
1
|
3
| ||
Jan 2019
|
4
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| ||||
Jan 2019
|
41.9%
|
46.5%
|
10.1%
|
4.6%
|
Karnataka (28)
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| ||
05 April 2019
|
18
|
10
|
8
| |
Jan 2019
|
14
|
14
|
–
|
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Others
|
Lead
| ||
Jan 2019
|
44%
|
47.9%
|
8.1%
|
3.9%
|
Kerala (20)
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| |||
05 April 2019
|
15
|
4
|
1
|
11
| |
March 2019
|
15
|
4
|
1
|
11
| |
March 2019
|
16
|
3
|
1
|
12
| |
Jan 2019
|
16
|
4
|
–
|
12
| |
Oct 2018
|
12
|
6
|
2
|
6
|
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| |||
Mar 2019
|
45%
|
29.2%
|
21.7%
|
15.8%
| |
Jan 2019
|
43.15%
|
35.1%
|
12.7%
|
10.8%
|
Madhya Pradesh (29)
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| ||
06 Apr 2019
|
21
|
8
|
13
| |
05 Apr 2019
|
25
|
4
|
21
| |
Mar 2019
|
24
|
5
|
19
| |
Jan 2019
|
23
|
6
|
17
| |
Jan 2019
|
18
|
11
|
7
| |
Nov 2018
|
22
|
7
|
15
| |
Oct 2018
|
21
|
8
|
13
| |
Oct 2018
|
23
|
6
|
17
|
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Others
|
Lead
| ||
Mar 2019
|
49.20%
|
39.70%
|
4.30%
|
9.5%
| |
Jan 2019
|
48.4%
|
44.1%
|
7.5%
|
4.3%
|
Maharashtra (48)
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| ||||
06 Apr 2019
|
34
|
13
|
21
| |||
05 Apr 2019
|
36
|
12
|
24
| |||
Jan 2019
|
28
|
20
|
8
| |||
Jan 2019
|
23
|
2
|
23
|
–
| ||
Jan 2019
|
22
|
8
|
18
|
4
| ||
Nov 2018
|
23
|
5
|
14
|
6
|
9
| |
Oct 2018
|
16
|
2
|
30
|
14
| ||
36
|
12
|
24
| ||||
22
|
7
|
11
|
8
|
11
|
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| ||||
Jan 2019
|
49.8%
|
42.4%
|
7.4%
|
Manipur (2)
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| |||
Mar 2019
|
1
|
1
|
–
|
Meghalaya (2)
Mizoram (1)
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| |||
Mar 2019
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
Nagaland (1)
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| |||
March 2019
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
Odisha (21)
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| |||
06 April 2019
|
6
|
1
|
14
|
8
| |
05 April 2019
|
10
|
1
|
10
|
–
| |
Jan 2019
|
12
|
–
|
9
|
3
| |
Nov 2018
|
13
|
3
|
5
|
6
| |
Oct 2018
|
13
|
2
|
6
|
7
|
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| |||
Jan 2019
|
33.2%
|
26.2%
|
30.7%
|
2.5%
|
Punjab (13)
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| |||
05 April 2019
|
3
|
9
|
1
|
6
| |
Mar 2019
|
1
|
10
|
2
|
6
| |
Mar 2019
|
3
|
9
|
1
|
6
| |
Jan 2019
|
1
|
12
|
0
|
11
| |
Oct 2018
|
1
|
12
|
0
|
11
|
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| |||
Jan 2019
|
34%
|
44%.7
|
16.9%
|
10.7%
|
Rajasthan (25)
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| ||
06 April 2019
|
17
|
8
|
9
| |
05 April 2019
|
21
|
4
|
17
| |
March 2019
|
17
|
8
|
9
| |
Jan 2019
|
15
|
10
|
5
| |
Jan 2019
|
12
|
13
|
1
| |
Nov 2018
|
17
|
8
|
9
| |
Oct 2018
|
24
|
1
|
23
| |
Oct 2018
|
18
|
7
|
11
|
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Others
|
Lead
| ||
Jan 2019
|
49.4%
|
44%
|
6.7%
|
5.4%
|
Sikkim (1)
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| |||
08 April 2019
|
0
|
1
|
1
| ||
06 April 2019
|
0
|
1
|
1
| ||
March 2019
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
Tamil Nadu (39)
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| |||
08 Apr 2019
|
33
|
6
|
27
| ||
08 Apr 2019
|
31-33
|
6-8
|
27
| ||
06 April 2019
|
21
|
13
|
8
| ||
05 Apr 2019
|
33
|
3-5
|
28
| ||
Mar 2019
|
24
|
15
|
9
| ||
Mar 2019
|
18
|
15
|
6
|
3
| |
Mar 2019
|
22
|
15
|
2
|
7
|
· ADMK is part of NDA alliance in Tamil Nadu.
Telangana (17)
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| ||||
Mar 2019
|
12
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
12
| |
Jan 2019
|
16
|
–
|
–
|
1
|
15
|
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| ||||
Mar 2019
|
30.30%
|
41.20%
|
7.4%
|
17.60%
|
10.9%
| |
Jan 2019
|
29%
|
42.4%
|
7.7%
|
12.7%
|
13.4%
|
Tripura (2)
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| |||
04 April 2019
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
| |
Mar 2019
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
| |
March 2019
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
–
| |
Jan 2019
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
| |
Dec 2018
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
–
|
Uttar Pradesh (80)
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| ||||
06 April 2019
|
41
|
4
|
35
|
6
| ||
05 April 2019
|
47
|
4
|
29
|
18
| ||
03 April 2019
|
36
|
2
|
42
|
6
| ||
01 April 2019
|
46
|
4
|
30
|
16
| ||
March 2019
|
42
|
2
|
36
|
6
| ||
March 2019
|
35
|
2
|
43
|
8
| ||
March 2019
|
41
|
4
|
35
|
6
| ||
Jan 2019
|
27
|
2
|
51
|
24
| ||
Jan 2019
|
25
|
4
|
51
|
26
| ||
Jan 2019
|
18
|
4
|
58
|
40
| ||
Jan 2019
|
31
|
5
|
44
|
13
| ||
Nov 2018
|
31
|
5
|
44
|
13
| ||
Oct 2018
|
36
|
2
|
42
|
6
|
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| ||||
Jan 2019
|
42%
|
12.7%
|
43%
|
1%
|
Uttarakhand (5)
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| ||
05 April 2019
|
5
|
–
|
5
| |
Jan 2018
|
5
|
–
|
5
| |
Jan 2019
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Others
|
Lead
| ||
Jan 2019
|
49.2%
|
33.5%
|
17.3%
|
15.7%
|
West Bengal (42)
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| ||||
06 Apr 2019
|
12
|
1
|
28
|
1
|
16
| |
05 Apr 2019
|
13
|
3
|
25
|
1
|
12
| |
Mar 2019
|
8
|
3
|
31
|
–
|
23
| |
Jan 2019
|
7
|
1
|
34
|
0
|
27
| |
Nov 2018
|
9
|
1
|
32
|
–
|
23
|
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| ||||
Jan 2019
|
18.8%
|
9.6%
|
31.47%
|
29.4%
|
11.9%
|
Union territories
Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1)
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| ||
Jan 2019
|
1
|
–
|
1
|
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Others
|
Lead
| ||
Jan 2019
|
47.3%
|
40.1%
|
10.4%
|
7.2%
|
Chandigarh (1)
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| |||
Jan 2019
|
1
|
–
|
–
|
1
|
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Others
|
Lead
| |||
Jan 2019
|
47.3%
|
33.7%
|
8.6%
|
10.4%
|
13.7%
|
Dadra and Nagar Haveli (1)
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| ||
Jan 2019
|
1
|
–
|
1
|
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Others
|
Lead
| ||
Jan 2019
|
50.1%
|
40.2%
|
9.7%
|
9.9%
|
Daman and Diu (1)
Lakshadweep (1)
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| ||
Jan 2019
|
1
|
–
|
1
|
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| |||
Jan 2019
|
65.1%
|
2.1%
|
30.5%
|
34.6%
|
Puducherry (1)
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| ||
Jan 2019
|
1
|
–
|
1
|
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Others
|
Lead
| ||
Jan 2019
|
49.7%
|
14.7%
|
35.6%
|
35%
|
NCT of Delhi (7)
Date published
|
Polling agency
|
Lead
| |||
06 April 2019
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
7
| |
March 2019
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
5
| |
Jan 2019
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
4
| |
Oct 2018
|
4
|
–
|
3
|
1
|
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