20 Party Alliance
Political Coalition in Bangladesh
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The 20 Party Alliance was a Bangladeshi big tent political coalition led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).[1] It was originally formed as the 18 Party Alliance on 18 April 2012 in Dhaka, extending its predecessor the 4 Party Alliance.[2] The 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 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 09 December 2022.[4]
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| 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: Conservatism (Bangladeshi) Factions: Bangladeshi nationalism Economic liberalism Islamism Islamic democracy Socialism (Bangladeshi) |
| Political position | Before 2012: Right-wing After 2012: Big tent[citation needed] (Far-left to far-right) |
History
The Four Party Alliance was formed in 1999[3] 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".[2] The 20 Party alliance was ultimately dissolved on 9 December 2022[4] in order to form two new platforms named 12 Party Alliance led by BNP and the "Jatiyatabadi Samamona Jote" (Nationalist Like-minded Alliance).[5][6]
Members
- Bangladesh Nationalist Party
- Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami [a]
- Bangladesh Jatiya Party (until 2019)
- Islami Oikya Jote (until 2017)
- Liberal Democratic Party (until 2020)
- Khelafat Majlish (until 2021)
- Jatiya Ganatantrik Party [b]
- Bangladesh Kalyan Party
- National People's Party
- National Awami Party (Muzaffar) (until 2018)
- Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh (until 2021)
- National Democratic Party (until 2018)
- Bangladesh Labour Party
- Bangladesh Muslim League
- Bangladesh Islamic Party
- National Awami Party (Bhashani)
- Democratic League
- Socialist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist) (until 2018)
- National People's Party (Bangladesh)
- Gano Forum
