Summary
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.
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 | Big tent[citation needed] |
| Political position | Centre to far-right |
| Seats in the Jatyo Sangshad | 5 / 350 |
| City Corporation | 2 / 12 |
The BNP are simultaneously in Jatiya Oikya Front and this alliance.[3]
History edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
- Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP Andaleeve) (quit alliance in 2019)
- Bangladesh Nationalist Party
- Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (BJI) (registration cancelled in 2013)
- Liberal Democratic Party - LDP (quit alliance in 2020)
- Islami Oikya Jote (quit alliance in 2017)
- Khelafat Majlish (quit alliance in 2021)
- Jatiya Ganatantrik Party-JAGPA (registration rejected in 2021)
- Bangladesh Kalyan Party
- (quit alliance in 2023)
- National People's Party-NPP
- Bangladesh National Awami Party-Bangladesh NAP (quit alliance in 2018)
- Jamiote-Olamaye-Islam Bangladesh (quit alliance in 2021)
- National Democratic Party-NDP (quit alliance in 2018)
- Bangladesh Labour Party
- Bangladesh Muslim League - BML
- Bangladesh Islamic Party
- National Awami Party-Bhasani (NAP-Bhasani)
- Democratic League-
- BaSaD
- Bangladesh People's League[4]
- Jatiya Oikya Front
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "20 Party Alliance Support BNP Mayor Candidates". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Khaleda announces formation of 18 party alliance". The Independent. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
- ^ Azad, Rafiqul Islam (9 December 2018). "BNP leaves 58 seats for Oikyafront, 20-party alliance". The Independent BD. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ a b "18-party alliance launched". The Daily Star. 18 April 2012. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012.