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Grand Alliance (Bangladesh)

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Grand Alliance
মহাজোট
LeaderSheikh Hasina
Secretary-GeneralAmir Hossain Amu
Members9
Founded2008; 16 years ago (2008)
Preceded by14 Party Alliance
HeadquartersDhaka
IdeologySecularism
Political positionBig-tent
(right-wing to far-left)
Jatiya Sangsad
0 / 350
Website
www.albd.org
Amir Hossain Amu, former Bangladeshi Minister of Industries and Member of the Bangladesh Awami League and coordinator & spokesman of Grand Alliance[1]

The Grand Alliance (Bengali: মহাজোট) is a Bangladeshi big-tent electoral alliance of right-wing to far-left political parties in the leadership of Bangladesh Awami League formed before the 2008 general election.[2] The party was a de-facto merger of the 14 Party Alliance with the Jatiya Party and LDP, although the 14 Party Alliance remained active individually. The Grand Alliance is regularly reformed before elections.[3]

There is a common confusion that the 14 Party Alliance and the Grand Alliance are the same. While the 14 Party Alliance is the 'idealistic' political alliance between the Awami League and secular socialist parties, which is active in everyday politics, the Grand Alliance is a larger electoral alliance before elections.[3]

Leaders of the major member parties in the 2008 Grand Alliance

Membership

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Members of the Grand Alliance
Party Members of Parliament City Mayors
1 Awami League 0 0
2 Jatiya Party (Ershad) 0 0
3 JaSad 0 0
4 Jatiya Party (Manju) 0 0
5 Bangladesh Tarikat Federation 0 0
Total 0/350 0/12

Party members

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Current members

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List of political parties allied with Grand Alliance:

Former members

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Electoral history

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Jatiya Sangsad

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Election Seats won Change Share of votes Swing Status
2008
263 / 300
New 56.45% New Government
2014
284 / 300
Increase 21 83.54% Increase27.09% Government
2018
289 / 300
Increase 9 83.22% Decrease0.32% Government
2024
226 / 300
Decrease 63 xxx.xxx% xx.xx% Government


References

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  1. ^ "14-Party Alliance gets Amir Hossain Amu as new coordinator". Dhaka Tribune. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Caretaker Government". Banglapedia. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Awami League to form grand alliance before election". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  4. ^ "JaPa to serve as main opposition in parliament". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  5. ^ প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব (7 February 2014). "বিএনপিতে একীভূত হতে চায় এলডিপি". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 30 July 2024.