New Delhi: Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee rejected the state’s exit poll projections on Thursday, announced Trinamool Congress A “Government of God, God, and Man” would be formed.Her reaction came after multiple pollsters released forecasts pointing to a close race in the ruling. TMC and the main opposition, bjp.
The two-phase voting held on April 23 and April 29 ended with a record-high turnout of over 90 per cent in all 294 seats. The Chief Minister of Bengal posted a video message on X expressing confidence in the current government. She also said that “TMC will win over 226 seats”, surpassing the 215 seats she had secured earlier.Earlier, the BJP also made strong claims to win West Bengal, with Karnataka BJP chief Vijayendra on Thursday expressing confidence that the party was on track to achieve a historic victory in the state. He also said the NDA is likely to perform strongly in other states, including Tamil Nadu.Reacting to the exit poll trend, Vijayendra said the party remained confident under the central leadership and praised the efforts of the cadre across the country.“Under the strong leadership of Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Honorable Home Minister Amit Shah Ji and State President Nitin Naveen Ji, we are very confident. Thanks to the hard work of lakhs of party workers in West Bengal, the BJP will come to power for the first time in the history of the state,” he said.Exit polls for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections on Wednesday showed a sharply divided outcome. While most forecasts gave the BJP an edge, a survey showed a resounding victory for the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC). Opinion polls show the race to be a close one, with the BJP and TMC expected to win about 145 seats each in the 294-member parliament, with other members expected to win about four seats.However, most individual surveys favor the BJP. Chanakya Strategies predicts 150-160 seats for the BJP and 130-140 seats for the TMC. Matrize sees the BJP with 146-161 seats and the TMC with 125-140 seats, while P-MARQ projects the BJP with 150-175 seats and the TMC with 118-138 seats, a wider gap. The JVC said the competition was tighter but still gave the BJP a lead of 138-159 seats against the TMC’s 131-152 seats. In most surveys, smaller and other parties are expected to gain only a handful of seats.In contrast, People’s Pulse is an anomaly, predicting a decisive lead for the TMC at 178-187 seats, with the BJP at 95-110 seats and the other parties at 2-3 seats.
