Indian general election, 2019 - wikipedia Indian general election, 2019 Indian general election, 2019 ← 2014 April - May 2019 2024 → 543 seats in the Lok Sabha 272 seats needed for a majority Opinion polls Leader Narendra Modi Rahul Gandhi Party BJP INC Alliance NDA UPA Leader since 7 October 2013 11 December 2017 Leader 's seat Varanasi Amethi Last election 282 44 Current seats 272 48 Constituencies of the Lok Sabha Incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi BJP General elections are due to be held in India in April or May 2019 to constitute the 17th Lok Sabha. Assembly elections of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim and Telangana will be tentatively held simultaneously with this general election. Contents 1 Electoral system 2 Opinion polling 3 See also 4 References Electoral system Main articles : Results of the Indian general election, 2014 and List of members of the 16th Lok Sabha The 543 elected members of the Lok Sabha will be elected from single - member constituencies by first - past - the - post voting. The President of India nominates an additional two members. Opinion polling In the run - up to the next Indian general election, various organisations will carry out opinion polling to gauge voting intentions in India. Results of such polls are displayed in this list. The date range for these opinion polls are from the previous general election, held in April and May of 2014, to the present day. Date Polling agency NDA Other UPA Lead May 2018 ABP News - CSDS 274 105 164 110 Jan 2018 Republic - CVoter 335 119 89 216 Jan 2018 India Today 309 132 102 177 Jan 2018 ABP News - CSDS 301 115 127 174 Aug 2017 India Today 349 119 75 230 Jan 2017 India Today 370 123 60 237 Aug 2016 India Today 304 145 94 159 Feb 2016 India Today 286 147 110 139 Aug 2015 India Today 288 174 81 114 Apr -- May 2014 General election results 336 147 60 276 See also 2019 elections in India References Jump up ^ https://www.webcitation.org/6PfWDNtfY?url=http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm Jump up ^ https://www.webcitation.org/6PfWDNtfY?url=http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm Jump up ^ Electoral system IPU Jump up ^ `` Advantage BJP in Lok Sabha 2019 polls, Congress might get a boost : ABP - CSDS survey ''. Moneycontrol. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 25. Jump up ^ `` The National Approval Ratings NDA or UPA : Who holds the edge ? - Republic World ''. Republic World. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 25. Jump up ^ `` India Today Mood of the Nation Poll : Is Narendra Modi still India 's first choice as PM ? ''. India Today. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 25. Jump up ^ न्यूज, एबीपी. `` देश का मूड : मोदी लहर बरकरार लेकिन 2014 के मुकाबले 35 सीटें कम हुईं '' ( in Hindi ). Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 25. ^ Jump up to : `` India Today Mood of the Nation poll : PM Modi 's political invincibility continues, 10 big takeaways ''. India Today. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 25. Jump up ^ `` Mood Of The Nation poll : Can anyone challenge Modi Magic ? ''. India Today. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 25. Elections in India General elections 1920 1923 1926 1930 1934 1945 1951 -- 52 1957 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1998 1999 2009 2014 2019 State elections 1920 1923 1926 1930 1934 1937 1946 1952 1954 1955 1957 1960 1961 1962 1964 1965 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1977 1978 1979 1980 1982 1984 1985 1989 2017 2018 2019 See also : Elections in Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chhattisgarh Delhi Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Puducherry Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_general_election,_2019&oldid=854554018 '' Categories : 2019 elections in Asia Elections in India 2019 in India 2019 elections in India Indian general election, 2019 Hidden categories : CS1 Hindi - language sources ( hi ) Pages using deprecated image syntax All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from May 2018 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español हिन्दी اردو 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 12 August 2018, at 05 : 39 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: when will the next election be held in india
Answer: April or May 2019