Grand Alliance
মহাজোট
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| Leader | Sheikh Hasina |
| Secretary-General | Amir Hossain Amu |
| Members | 6 |
| Founded | 2008; 16 years ago (2008) |
| Preceded by | 14 Party Alliance |
| Headquarters | Dhaka |
| Ideology | Secularism |
| Political position | Big-tent (right-wingtofar-left) |
| Seats in the Jatiya Sangsad |
272 / 350
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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.
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.
| 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 | |
Total seats: 300
Grand Alliance: 263
Four Party Alliance : 33
Independents and others : 04
Total seats: 300
Grand Alliance: 280
18-Party Alliance: Boycotted
Independents and others : 20
Total seats: 300
Grand Alliance: 289
Jatiya Oikya Front: 8
Independents and others : 3
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