Pradeep Gupta, founder of Axis My India, said the firm may not release its exit-poll data for West Bengal today.

The decision comes as the state concludes the final phase of the 2026 [1] West Bengal Assembly elections. Because exit polls serve as the primary indicator of political shifts before official results, the absence of data from a major polling firm creates a vacuum in public expectations and market sentiment.

Gupta said that voters in West Bengal are staying silent. This lack of communication has resulted in an unusually low response rate during the polling process [2]. According to the firm, the current data set lacks a representative sample, which would make any published predictions unreliable [3].

Axis My India typically provides detailed projections for Indian elections, but the firm cited the specific behavior of the electorate in this cycle as a barrier to accuracy [2]. The firm is weighing whether to publish the findings or omit the state entirely to avoid spreading misleading information [3].

This reluctance to release figures highlights the challenges pollsters face when voters refuse to disclose their choices. In the 2026 [1] elections, the silence of the electorate has prevented the firm from reaching the confidence thresholds required for a public release [2].

“Bengal voters are staying silent”

The refusal to release data by a prominent firm like Axis My India suggests a high level of voter volatility or apprehension in West Bengal. When a representative sample cannot be achieved, it often indicates that voters are intentionally concealing their preferences, which can signal a highly contested race or a shift in political alignment that voters are not yet comfortable disclosing publicly.