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The 20 Party Alliance is a Bangladeshi coalition of right-wing political parties, led by the

Bangladesh Nationalist Party The Bangladesh Nationalist Party ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দল, Bangladesh Jātīyotābādī Dol; BNP) is a centre-right to right-wing nationalist, political party in Bangladesh and one of the maj ...

. It was originally formed as the 18 Party Alliance on 18 April 2012 in Dhaka, extending its predecessor the Four Party Alliance. 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. The main rival of this alliance is the Grand Alliance, led by

Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for ''Awam Awam ( ur, ) is the Urdu language word for common people or general public. In the early 20th century, the word was extensively used in the Indian subcontinent to refer to the general po ...

which came into power after the election in 2008. The BNP are simultaneously in

Jatiya Oikya Front Jatiya Oikya Front (English: National Unity Front; bn, জাতীয় ঐক্য ফ্রন্ট) was a Bangladesh-based political alliance of primarily four parties led by Kamal Hossain. The front officially declared its formation on ...

and this alliance.

History

The Four Party Alliance was a political grouping in the

Jatiyo Sangshad The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of B ...

, or National Assembly of Bangladesh. It was formed in 1999 for the 2001 election, and consisted of the

Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জামায়াতে ইসলামী, Bānglādēsh Jāmāyatē Islāmī, Bangladesh Islamic Assembly), previously known as Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, or Jamaat for short, was ...

, Bangladesh Jatiya Party (Najiur) and

Islami Oikya Jote The Islami Oikya Jote ( bn, ইসলামী ঐক্য জোট, ''Islami Oikko Joţ'', "Islamic Unity Front") is a political party in Bangladesh and is allied with the Four Party Alliance. History During the legislative elections of 1 ...

. The alliance won a substantial majority in 2001, but was heavily defeated by the

Grand Alliance of Bangladesh The Grand Alliance ( bn, মহাজোট) is big-tent political alliance of predominantly left-leaning political parties in Bangladesh formed before the 2008 general election. The Grand Alliance is led by the Awami League. Membership E ...

in 2008. On 18 April 2012, the Four Party Alliance was extended and took the new name 18 Party Alliance.

2001

In the

2001 Bangladeshi general election General elections were held in Bangladesh on 1 October 2001. The 300 single-seat constituencies of the Jatiya Sangsad were contested by 1,935 candidates representing 54 parties and including 484 independents. The elections were the second to be ...

, 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 : 14

2008

In the

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 Awam ...

, 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

(BNP) #

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জামায়াতে ইসলামী, Bānglādēsh Jāmāyatē Islāmī, Bangladesh Islamic Assembly), previously known as Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, or Jamaat for short, was ...

(BJI) (registration cancelled in 2013) # Liberal Democratic Party - LDP (quitted alliance in 2020) #

(quitted alliance in 2017) # Khelafat Majlish (quitted alliance in 2021) # Jatiya Ganatantrik Party-JAGPA (registration rejected in 2021) # Bangladesh Kalyan Party # National People's Party-NPP #

Bangladesh National Awami Party-Bangladesh NAP The Bangladesh National Awami Party bn, বাংলাদেশ ন্যাশনাল আওয়ামী পার্টি-বাংলাদেশ ন্যাপ is a political party in Bangladesh. The party traces its origins to a sp ...

(quitted alliance in 2018) # Jamiote-Olamaye-Islam Bangladesh (quitted alliance in 2021) # National Democratic Party-NDP (quitted alliance in 2018) # Bangladesh Labour Party #

Bangladesh Muslim League The Bangladesh Muslim League ( bn, বাংলাদেশ মুসলিম লীগ) is a political party in Bangladesh that traces its origins to the All-India Muslim League, established in 1906. The party was banned along with other Islam ...

- BML # Bangladesh Islamic Party # National Awami Party-Bhasani (NAP-Bhasani) # Democratic League-DL # Bangladesh People's League

References

{{Bangladeshi political parties Political party alliances in Bangladesh Political parties established in 1978 * History of Bangladesh (1971–present)

History

2001

2008

Members

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