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20 Party Alliance

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The 20 Party Alliance was a Bangladeshi big tent political coalition led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).[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 18 Party Alliance was formed in an effort to strengthen the opposition's demands for restoring the caretaker government system used between 1996 and 2008.[3] 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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20 Party Alliance
২০ দলীয় ঐক্যজোট
LeaderKhaleda Zia
Founded1999 (as Four Party Alliance)
Dissolved12 December 2022
Preceded by7 Party Alliance
Succeeded by12 Party Alliance
Nationalist Likely Minded Alliance
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
IdeologyMajority:
Conservatism (Bangladeshi)
Factions:
Bangladeshi nationalism
Economic liberalism
Islamism
Islamic democracy
Socialism (Bangladeshi)
Political positionBig tent[citation needed]
(Far-left to far-right)
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History

The Four Party Alliance was formed in 1999[3] for the 2001 election, and consisted of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jamaat-e-Islami, Jatiya Party (Naziur) and Islami Oikya Jote. The alliance won a substantial majority in 2001, but was heavily defeated by the Awami League-led Grand Alliance in 2008. On 18 April 2012, the Four Party Alliance was extended and took the new name "18 Party Alliance".[2]

Members

  1. Bangladesh Nationalist Party
  2. Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami[a]
  3. Bangladesh Jatiya Party (quit alliance in 2019)
  4. Islami Oikya Jote (quit alliance in 2017)
  5. Liberal Democratic Party (quit alliance in 2020)
  6. Khelafat Majlish (quit alliance in 2021)
  7. Jatiya Ganatantrik Party[b]
  8. Bangladesh Kalyan Party
  9. National People's Party
  10. National Awami Party (Muzaffar) (quit alliance in 2018)
  11. Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh (quit alliance in 2021)
  12. National Democratic Party (quit alliance in 2018)
  13. Bangladesh Labour Party
  14. Bangladesh Muslim League
  15. Bangladesh Islamic Party
  16. National Awami Party (Bhashani)
  17. Democratic League
  18. Socialist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist)
  19. Bangladesh People's League
  20. Jatiya Oikya Front

Electoral results

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

See also

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