Elections

This special report examines the India Today-CVoter Mood of the Nation tracker findings. While the poll projects the NDA to secure 352 seats if elections were held today, driven by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's high leadership ratings and perceived political stability, analysts Yashwant Deshmukh, Raj Chengappa, and Tuhin Sinha discuss the state of the opposition, where Rahul Gandhi remains the primary challenger despite a significant rating gap.

This special report examines the India Today-CVoter 'Mood of the Nation' January 2026 poll results, where panelists discuss findings suggesting a consolidation for the NDA, which is projected to win 352 seats if Lok Sabha elections were held today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi maintains a 57% approval rating, reflecting a perceived political stability despite global turbulence. In contrast, the INDIA alliance is projected to slip to 182 seats.

This segment of the India Today-CVoter Mood of the Nation survey analyses the 'Mood of the Nation' January 2026 in the poll-bound states if Lok Sabha elections are held today.

Narendra Modi is best suited to be the next Prime Minister with 55% support in January 2026, marking a rise from 52% in August 2025, according to the India Today-CVoter Mood of the Nation survey.

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would win 352 seats if the Lok Sabha elections were held today, INDIA bloc 182 seats and others nine seats, according to the India Today-CVoter Mood of the Nation survey.

The big focus of this episode of Super 6 is on two poll-bound states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, where Prime Minister Modi on Friday sounded NDA's poll bugle for the upcoming assembly elections. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who addressed a massive NDA rally in Tamil Nadu's Maduranthakam on Friday, said that the countdown has begun for the DMK government's exit. 

In this Special Report, India Today reporter Rahul Gautam provides details on the internal friction within the Kerala Congress as MP Shashi Tharoor skipped a crucial election strategy meeting in Delhi. While the AICC leadership and Rahul Gandhi met with Kerala MPs, Tharoor remained in his constituency, Thiruvananthapuram, for a government event attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Rahul Gautam notes that 'Mr. Sashi Tharoor had already taken permission from the high command that he'll not be able to come for today's meeting given the fact that there is a program of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his constituency'. Despite the reported permission, the absence has raised concerns within the party due to Tharoor's previous instances of missing key organizational events, including a December rally and a CPP meeting. The report highlights the challenges the Congress faces in maintaining a united front in Kerala ahead of the upcoming elections while the BJP observes the unfolding political dynamics.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's election rally in poll-bound Kerala on Thursday saw a warm and light-hearted moment when he paused his speech to acknowledge a young child in the crowd holding up his picture, drawing loud applause. Modi asked the boy to hand over the photograph, write his home address on the back, and promised to write to him personally, directing SPG personnel to handle the picture carefully as a token of the child's affection. 

The Election Commission has allowed the 'whistle' as the official election symbol for actor-turned-politician Vijay's party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) ahead of the Tamil Nadu assembly polls.

During his address at a public rally in Malda, West Bengal on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to people who had climbed onto makeshift stands to come down, stressing concerns for their safety. "I'm appealing to those of you who have climbed up, please come down. If anything happens to you, if you get hurt, I will be deeply saddened," he said. Emphasising that their well-being mattered more than their enthusiasm, Modi added, "Your love for me means the world to me, but your lives are even more precious." PM Modi is on a two-day visit to eastern India, during which he is set to criss-cross poll-bound West Bengal and Assam, combining infrastructure launches with political outreach as the countdown to the 2026 assembly elections enters a crucial phase.

There is a saffron surge across Maharashtra. The BJP has emerged as the party number one in India's second most populous state.

In an exclusive interview with India Today's Akshita Anandagopal in Salem, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami criticised the DMK government's Pongal gift distribution, alleging it is a move calculated for the upcoming elections.

In an exclusive interview with India Today, Amruta Fadnavis, wife of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, hailed BJP-led Mahayuti's historic victory in the BMC elections and said the mandate is a mandate of great expectations.

In an exclusive interview with India Today, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde thanked the people of Mumbai for Mahayuti alliance's historic victory in the BMC election.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis dialled state BJP chief and congratulated him after Mahayuti registered a huge victory in the BMC polls.

This India Today special show provides Axis My India exit poll numbers for the just-concluded Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections and its in-depth analysis.

The BJP-Shiv Sena alliance is projected to win between 131 to 151 wards out of 227, well past the majority mark of 114 in the BMC election, according to Axis My India exit poll.

Responding to the Opposition's allegations over the use of marker pens in the Maharashtra civic body elections, including the BMC polls, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis gave a demo, showing reporters his inked finger and rubbed it to demonstrate that the mark did not fade.

After the campaign ended for the BMC elections, many reports have emerged about candidates allegedly bribing voters.