20 Party Alliance

20 Party Alliance ২০ দলীয় ঐক্যজোট
Leader	Khaleda Zia
Founded	1999 (as Four Party Alliance)
Dissolved	9 December 2022
Preceded by	7 Party Alliance
Succeeded by	12 Party Alliance Nationalist Likely Minded Alliance
Headquarters	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Ideology	Majority: Political opportunism [1] Big Tent Conservatism (Bangladeshi) Economic liberalism Factions: Bangladeshi nationalism Islamism
Political position	Centre-right to Far-right
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The 20 Party Alliance was a Bangladeshi big tent political coalition led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). ^[2] It was originally formed as the 18 Party Alliance on 18 April 2012 in Dhaka, extending its predecessor the 4 Party Alliance. ^[3] The Alliance was formed in an effort to strengthen the opposition's demands for restoring the caretaker government system used between 1996 and 2008. ^[4] The main rival of this coalition was the Grand Alliance, led by Awami League, which came into power after the election in 2008. The 20 Party Alliance was dissolved on 9 December 2022. ^[5]

History

The Four Party Alliance was formed in 1999 ^[4] ahead of the 2001 General 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". ^[3] The 20 Party alliance was ultimately dissolved on 9 December 2022 ^[5] in order to form two new platforms named 12 Party Alliance led by BNP and the "Jatiyatabadi Samamona Jote" (Nationalist Like-minded Alliance). ^{[6] [7]}

Members

Synthesized from Bangladeshi media tracking 20 parties and factions that frequently splintered due to political opportunism and short-lived alliances. Sources: ^[a]

1. Bangladesh Nationalist Party
2. Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ^[b]
3. Liberal Democratic Party
4. Jatiya Party (Kazi Zafar faction)
5. Bangladesh Jatiya Dal (Syed Ehsanul Huda faction)
6. Bangladesh Jatiya Party (Andaleeve Rahman faction) (until 2019)
7. Islami Oikya Jote (until 2017) (Maulana Abdur Rakib faction stayed)
8. Khelafat Majlish (until 2021)
9. Jatiya Ganatantrik Party ^[c] (Tasmia Pradhan faction)
10. Bangladesh Kalyan Party
11. National People's Party (until 2014) (AZM Fariduzzaman Farhad faction stayed)
12. National Democratic Party (until 2018) (K. M. Abu Taher faction stayed)
13. Bangladesh Labour Party
14. Bangladesh Muslim League
15. Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh (Zia Uddin/Mansurul Hasan faction left in 2021; Mohiuddin Ikram faction stayed)
16. Bangladesh Islamic Party (until 2014) (Abul Kasem faction stayed)
17. Bangladesher Samyabadi Dal (Nurul Islam faction)
18. Bangladesh National Awami Party (Bhashani) (Jebel Rahman Gani faction left in 2018; Azharul Islam faction stayed)
19. Democratic League (Saifuddin Moni faction)
20. People's League (Garib Newaz faction)

Electoral results

Jatiya Sangsad

Election	Seats won	Change	Share of votes	Swing	Status
2001	214 / 300	New	xxx.xxx%	New	Government
2008	33 / 300	181	xxx.xxx%	xx.xx%	Opposition
2014	0 / 300	33	Boycott		Extra-parliamentary
2018	8 / 300	8	xxx.xxx%	xx.xx%	Opposition

See also

• Politics of Bangladesh
• List of political parties in Bangladesh
• Grand Alliance
• Jatiya Oikya Front
• Like-minded 8 Parties
• Hartal in Bangladesh

Citations

Notes

1. • "12 parties forge new alliance". The Daily Star . 22 December 2022.
   • Bhattacharjee, Partha Pratim; Apu, Ashik Abdullah (7 March 2023). "14-party fragile as AL 'shifts rightwards'". The Daily Star .
   • "New alliance of 12-party announced". Prothom Alo . 22 December 2022.
   • "Govt pressure behind Khelafat Majlis' decision to quit 20-party, Fakhrul thinks". Prothom Alo . 1 October 2021.
   • Molla, Mohammad Al-Masum (23 September 2014). "Some of BNP's allies trying to form a new cartel". Dhaka Tribune .
   • "BNP holds talks with People's League, Jatiya Dal to wage greater movement". Dhaka Tribune . 1 August 2022.
   • "12 parties of defunct BNP-led alliance form new coalition". The Business Standard . 22 December 2022.
   • "BNP announces new 12-party alliance". Risingbd.com. 22 December 2022.
   • "'BNP-led 20-party alliance still intact'". Prothom Alo . 17 October 2018.
   • "12 members of BNP-led 20-party alliance form new coalition". The Financial Express. 22 December 2022.
   • "10 political parties form NDF alliance". Prothom Alo . 25 September 2014.
   • "২০ দলীয় জোট: কোন দলকে কয়টি আসন দিচ্ছে বিএনপি" [20-Party Alliance: How many seats is the BNP allocating to each party?]. Daily Jugantor . 26 November 2018.
   • "২০ দলীয় জোটের নিবন্ধিত সাত দল পৃথক নাম দেবে" [Seven registered parties of the 20-party alliance will submit separate names.]. Daily Inqilab . 31 January 2017.
2. Registration cancelled in 2013. Participated in the 2018 general election with BNP's symbol.
3. Registration cancelled in 2021.

References

1. "Alliance still intact, claims Fakhrul". Prothom Alo . 25 September 2014.
2. "20 Party Alliance Support BNP Mayor Candidates". Prothom Alo . Retrieved 14 June 2020.
3. "Khaleda announces formation of 18 party alliance". The Independent (Bangladesh) . Dhaka. Archived from the original on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
4. "18-party alliance launched". The Daily Star. 18 April 2012. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012.
5. Prothom Alo, Daily (22 December 2022). "২০ দল ভেঙে দুটি জোট, লক্ষ্য যুগপৎ আন্দোলন". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 April 2026.
6. "এবার ১১ দল নিয়ে 'জাতীয়তাবাদী সমমনা জোট' | The Daily Star". bangla.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
7. "11 parties of BNP- led alliance form new combine | The Daily Star". www.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 28 April 2026.