West Bengal Exit Poll Results 2026 OUT: Lotus to bloom? Zeenia predicts 144-160 seats for BJP

West Bengal Exit Poll Results 2026 Out: West Bengal voted in two phases for the Assembly Election 2026 to elect 294 MLAs. CM Mamata Banerjee-led TMC is currently ruling in the state, while the BJP is the main opposition. Zeenia AI exit poll data predicted that the BJP is likely to win 144-160 seats, while TMC may win 129-145 seats. 

West Bengal Exit Poll Results 2026 Out: West Bengal voted in two phases for its 294 Assembly constituencies, and the exit poll results for the West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026 were declared on Wednesday. According to the Zeenia AI exit poll, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to dethrone CM Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) and get 144-160 seats. The first phase recorded over 93 per cent voter turnout. The final phase of polling for the state assembly elections, conducted on Wednesday, recorded a voter turnout of over 91 per cent. Votes will be counted on May 4. Follow Exit Polls Result 2026 Live Updates. 

Zeenia AI Exit Poll Results 2026 

According to Zeenia AI exit poll survey 2026, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is the first choice with 42 per cent of the vote. Second is BJP's Suvendu Adhikari with 36 per cent. The third face is TMC leader and CM Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee. Fourth is BJP's Dilip Ghosh with 4 per cent. 

The data further gives the BJP an edge, predicting the following: 

BJP: 144-160

TMC: 129-145

Congress: 0

Others: 1-5

Bengal region Zeenia AI predictions: 

South Bengal: 86/294

BJP: 40-44
TMC+: 40-45
Others: 1-2

North Bengal: 54/294

BJP: 39-42
TMC+: 10-14
Others: 1-2

Jangalmahal region: 47/294

BJP: 30-33
TMC+: 12-16
Others: 1-2

Kolkata region: 42/294

BJP: 14-17
TMC+: 23-27
Others: 1-2

Border region: 65/294

BJP: 21-24
TMC+: 39-43
Others: 1-2

Alliance in West Bengal Assembly polls

Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) withdrew from its previously announced alliance with former TMC legislator Humayun Kabir and the new political outfit floated by the latter for the West Bengal Assembly polls. This came after a video-cum-audio clip was released by the TMC, where Kabir was reportedly seen making controversial statements with an unidentified person, hinting at making plots to divide the minority votes in the state.

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West Bengal Exit Polls 2026 Results

West Bengal exit poll result 2026 will show a trend on which party may form the government in the state and emerge victorious in the election this year. However, it is noteworthy that the exit poll results make predictions and are not always correct. Thus, the exit polls may or may not indicate the right prospects.

West Bengal 2021 Exit Polls vs Results

In 2021, almost all exit polls predicted that TMC would win, giving them around 143-155 seats, while BJP was expected to get around 121-134 seats. There are 294 seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, and 148 seats are needed for a majority. TMC won the election by a landslide, and got 215 seats, while BJP won 77 when the results came out.

West Bengal Poll Review

The Election Commission of India (ECI) informed that no re-poll has been recommended in the state after the completion of scrutiny of the register of voters and other poll-day documents. In West Bengal, scrutiny was conducted on April 24 across the 152 Assembly constituencies that went to polls in the first phase on Thursday. 

The exercise was carried out by returning officers in the presence of general observers and over 600 candidates or their representatives. The poll body stated that the 1,478 candidates in West Bengal were informed in advance about the date, time, and venue of the scrutiny. After the review, no re-poll was recommended in any of the 44,376 polling stations where voting took place in the first phase.