Grand Alliance (Bangladesh)

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.

Grand Alliance
মহাজোট
LeaderSheikh Hasina
Secretary-GeneralAmir Hossain Amu
Members6
Founded2008 (2008)
Preceded by14 Party Alliance
HeadquartersDhaka
IdeologyBig-tent
Seats in the Jatiya Sangsad
314 / 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]

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.

Leaders of the major member parties in the 2008 Grand Alliance
Sheikh Hasina, President of Bangladesh Awami League
Hussain Muhammad Ershad, Chairman of Jatiya Party
Rashed Khan Menon, President of the Workers Party of Bangladesh
Hasanul Haq Inu, President of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JaSaD
Oli Ahmad, President of the Liberal Democratic Party

Membership
Members of the Grand Alliance
Party Members of Parliament City Mayors
1 Awami League 304 9
2 Workers Party of Bangladesh 4 0
3 JaSad 4 0
4 Jatiya Party (Manju) 1 0
5 Bangladesh Tarikat Federation 1 0
6 Bangladesh Nationalist Front 0 0
Total 314/350 9/12

Electoral history

2008 Bangladeshi general election

Total seats: 300

Grand Alliance: 263

Four Party Alliance : 33

Independents and others : 04

2014 Bangladeshi general election

Total seats: 300

Grand Alliance: 280

18-Party Alliance: Boycotted

Independents and others : 20

2018 Bangladeshi general election

Total seats: 300

Grand Alliance: 289

Jatiya Oikya Front: 8

Independents and others : 3

References
  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.


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