20 Party Alliance

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 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.

20 Party Alliance ২০ দলীয় ঐক্যজোট
Leader	Khaleda Zia (Bangladesh Nationalist Party)
Founded	18 April 2012
Dissolved	12 December 2022
Preceded by	Four Party Alliance
Succeeded by	12 Parties Alliance & Nationalist Likely Minded Alliance (6 Parties)
Headquarters	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Ideology	Nationalism Conservatism Islamic democracy
Political position	Big tent[citation needed] (Centre to far-right)
Seats in the Jatiyo Sangshad	0 / 350
City Corporation	2 / 12
Politics of Bangladesh Political parties Elections

The BJP are simultaneously in Jatiya Oikya Front and this alliance.^[4]

History

The Four Party Alliance was a political grouping in the Jatiyo Sangshad, or National Assembly of Bangladesh. It was formed in 1999^[3] 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 (Quit alliance in 2019)
2. Bangladesh Nationalist Party
3. Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (Registration cancelled in 2013)
4. Liberal Democratic Party (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 (Quit alliance in 2023)
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 (Bhasani)
17. Democratic League
18. Socialist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist)
19. Bangladesh People's League
20. Jatiya Oikya Front

See also

• Bangladeshi nationalism
• Politics of Bangladesh
• List of political parties in Bangladesh
• Grand Alliance
• Jatiya Oikya Front
• Hartal in Bangladesh

References

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