Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Survey Projects NDA Ahead Despite BJP Support Decline
A survey asked people how they might vote if India held national elections today.
It said the NDA alliance could win 326 seats.
That would be enough to form a government because 272 seats are needed for a majority.
The BJP, the biggest party in the alliance, could win 261 seats.
This is lower than its earlier survey estimates but higher than the 240 seats it won in 2024.
The Congress could improve to 106 seats.
The survey also estimated that the INDIA bloc could win 185 seats.
The results suggest the NDA remains ahead, while young voters and education-related concerns may challenge the BJP.
The NDA is projected to win 326 of 543 Lok Sabha seats if elections were held today.
The BJP is projected to win 261 seats, down from earlier projections but above its 2024 result.
Congress is projected to win 106 seats, while the INDIA bloc is projected to win 185.
The projected NDA tally remains above the 272 seats needed for a parliamentary majority.
CVoter conducted 25,184 interviews from July 1 to August 25, supplemented by 91,795 tracking interviews.
- Who
- The NDA, BJP, Congress and INDIA bloc are the main political groupings assessed by the survey; CVoter conducted the research.
- What
- A Mood of the Nation survey projected parliamentary seat totals if Lok Sabha elections were held at the time of the survey.
- When
- The direct interviews were conducted from July 1 to August 25; the article identifies the edition as August 2026.
- Where
- India, covering the 543-seat Lok Sabha.
- Why
- The survey was conducted to measure voter sentiment and estimate the likely strength of major political alliances and parties.
- NDA projection
- 326 seats
- BJP projection
- 261 seats
- Congress projection
- 106 seats
- INDIA bloc projection
- 185 seats
- Majority mark
- 272 of 543 Lok Sabha seats
- Direct interviews
- 25,184 conducted between July 1 and August 25
- Additional tracking interviews
- 91,795 interviews conducted over the preceding six months