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20 Party Alliance

20 Party Alliance

Political party in Bangladesh

The 20 Party Alliance was a Bangladeshi coalition of right-wing political parties, led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[1] It was originally formed as the 18 Party Alliance on 18 April 2012 in Dhaka, extending its predecessor the Four Party Alliance.[2] The 20 Party Alliance was formed as an effort to strengthen the opposition's demands for restoring the caretaker government system used between 1996 and 2008.[citation needed] The main rival of this alliance is the Grand Alliance, led by Awami League which came into power after the election in 2008.

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The BNP are simultaneously in Jatiya Oikya Front and this alliance.[3]

History

The Four Party Alliance was a political grouping in the Jatiyo Sangshad, or National Assembly of Bangladesh. It was formed in 1999[4] for the 2001 election, and consisted of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, Bangladesh Jatiya Party (Najiur) and Islami Oikya Jote. The alliance won a substantial majority in 2001, but was heavily defeated by the Awami League-led Grand Alliance of Bangladesh in 2008. On 18 April 2012, the Four Party Alliance was extended and took the new name 18 Party Alliance.[2]

2001

In the 2001 Bangladeshi general election, the Four Party Alliance won 214 of the 300 seats in parliament.

Total seats: 300

Four Party Alliance : 214

Bangladesh Awami League: 62

Islami Jatiya Oikya Front(Jatiya Party): 14

Independents and others : 10

2008

In the 2008 Bangladeshi general election, the Four Party Alliance won 33 of the 300 seats in parliament.

Total seats: 300

Four Party Alliance : 33

Grand Alliance: 263

Independents and others : 04

Members

  1. Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP Andaleeve) (quit alliance in 2019)
  2. Bangladesh Nationalist Party
  3. Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (BJI) (registration cancelled in 2013)
  4. Liberal Democratic Party - LDP (quit alliance in 2020)
  5. Islami Oikya Jote (quit alliance in 2017)
  6. Khelafat Majlish (quit alliance in 2021)
  7. Jatiya Ganatantrik Party-JAGPA (registration rejected in 2021)
  8. Bangladesh Kalyan Party
  9. (quit alliance in 2023)
  11. National People's Party-NPP
  12. Bangladesh National Awami Party-Bangladesh NAP (quit alliance in 2018)
  13. Jamiote-Olamaye-Islam Bangladesh (quit alliance in 2021)
  14. National Democratic Party-NDP (quit alliance in 2018)
  15. Bangladesh Labour Party
  16. Bangladesh Muslim League - BML
  17. Bangladesh Islamic Party
  18. National Awami Party-Bhasani (NAP-Bhasani)
  19. Democratic League-
  20. BaSaD
  21. Bangladesh People's League[4]
  22. Jatiya Oikya Front

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "20 Party Alliance Support BNP Mayor Candidates". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Khaleda announces formation of 18 party alliance". The Independent. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
  3. [3]
    Azad, Rafiqul Islam (9 December 2018). "BNP leaves 58 seats for Oikyafront, 20-party alliance". The Independent BD. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  4. [4]
    "18-party alliance launched". The Daily Star. 18 April 2012. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012.
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