The Grand Alliance ( bn, মহাজোট) is
big-tent
A big tent party, or catch-all party, is a term used in reference to a political party's policy of permitting or encouraging a broad spectrum of views among its members. This is in contrast to other kinds of parties, which defend a determined i ...
political alliance of predominantly left-leaning political parties in
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
formed before the
2008 general election. The Grand Alliance is led by the
Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for '' Awam'', the Urdu language word for common people.
The adjective appears in the following proper names:
*Awami Colony, a neighbourhood of Landhi Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
*Awami Front, wa ...
.
Membership
Electoral history
2008 Bangladeshi general election
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 29 December 2008. The two main parties in the election were the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by Khaleda Zia, and the Bangladesh Awami League Party, led by Sheikh Hasina. The Bangladesh Awa ...
Total seats: 300
Grand Alliance: 263
Four Party Alliance : 33
Independents and others : 04
2014 Bangladeshi general election
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 5 January 2014, in accordance with the constitutional requirement that elections must take place within the 90-day period before the expiration of the term of the Jatiya Sangshad on 24 January 2014.
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Total seats: 300
Grand Alliance: 280
Four Party Alliance: Boycotted
Independents and others : 20
2018 Bangladeshi general election
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 30 December 2018 to elect 300 directly-elected members of the Jatiya Sangsad. The result was a landslide victory for the Awami League led by Sheikh Hasina.
According to political scientist Ali Riaz, ...
Total seats: 300
Grand Alliance: 289
Jatiya Oikya Front: 8
Independents and others : 3
References
2008 establishments in Bangladesh
Bangladesh Awami League
Political parties established in 2008
Political party alliances in Bangladesh
Politics of Bangladesh
Popular fronts
Socialist parties in Bangladesh
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