TVK tipped to be No.1 party in Tamil Nadu by Axis My India; Mamata says TMC will win 226 seats
Political developments intensify ahead of election counting day as parties respond to exit poll projections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala.
Axis My India's Pradeep Gupta explains why he is skipping Bengal exit poll
UPDATED: Apr 30, 2026 20:38 IST
Day after predicting a massive victory for the actor-turned-politician Vijay's party, TVK, in the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, Axis My India's Pradeep Gupta said they would not be doing the Bengal exit poll and explained the reason behind the decision. He cited an inability to gather a representative sample, revealing that nearly 70 to 80 per cent of voters, particularly women in both rural and urban areas, refused to disclose their electoral choices. Pradeep Gupta noted that while the BJP appears to be performing better than in previous elections in West Bengal, the widespread voter silence and past instances of violence against surveyors made it impossible to confidently project the final seat tally.
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