Nine of the 14 constituencies that BNP left to its partners under a seat-sharing arrangement were won by its main rivals, the Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance.In these seats, BNP did not field its own candidates and instructed its grassroots leaders and activists to work for its allies.However, final results show that the strategy did not work as intended, said party leaders.Of the 14 seats shared with allies, partners won only five, while nine were lost.The Jamaat-led bloc emerged as the biggest beneficiary. Of the nine lost seats, Jamaat candidates won four. One each was won by the National Citizen Party (NCP) and Khelafat Majlis, both part of the Jamaat-led alliance.
Meanwhile, three seats went to BNP rebel candidates.
BNP leaders described the outcome as disappointing, saying the rivals consolidated their position in areas where BNP had stepped aside.It raised questions within the party about the effectiveness of its seat-sharing strategy and grassroots coordination, they added.
One of the most notable defeats occurred in Dhaka-12.Home
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Nine of the 14 constituencies that BNP left to its partners under a seat-sharing arrangement were won by its main rivals, the Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance.
In these seats, BNP did not field its own candidates and instructed its grassroots leaders and activists to work for its allies.
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However, final results show that the strategy did not work as intended, said party leaders.
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Of the 14 seats shared with allies, partners won only five, while nine were lost.
The Jamaat-led bloc emerged as the biggest beneficiary. Of the nine lost seats, Jamaat candidates won four. One each was won by the National Citizen Party (NCP) and Khelafat Majlis, both part of the Jamaat-led alliance.
Meanwhile, three seats went to BNP rebel candidates.
BNP leaders described the outcome as disappointing, saying the rivals consolidated their position in areas where BNP had stepped aside.
It raised questions within the party about the effectiveness of its seat-sharing strategy and grassroots coordination, they added.
One of the most notable defeats occurred in Dhaka-12.
In this seat, Saiful Haque, general secretary of the Biplobi Workers Party and a BNP ally, received 30,963 votes.
He lost to Jamaat candidate Saiful Alam Milon, who secured 53,773 votes — a margin of 22,810 votes.
Meanwhile, BNP rebel Saiful Alam Nirob received 29,869 votes here.
BNP leaders said that if Saiful Haque and Nirob united behind a single contender, the seat might not have been lost.
BNP allocated four seats to Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam — the highest number given to any ally — but none of its candidates won. BNP did not field candidates in those constituencies.
In those constituencies, one seat went to Khelafat Majlis, one to a BNP rebel, one to Jamaat, and one to the NCP.
In Brahmanbaria-2, BNP rebel Rumeen Farhana won with 1,18,547 votes. Junayed Al Habib, the candidate fielded by Jamiat, received 80,434 votes and lost by 38,113 votes.
In Sylhet-5, Jamiat candidate Ubaydullah Faruk received 69,774 votes and lost to Khelafat Majlis candidate Abul Hasan, who secured 79,355 votes — a margin of 9,581 votes.
In Nilphamari-1, Jamiat candidate Monzurul Islam Afendi received 1,18,160 votes but lost by 31,054 votes to a Jamaat candidate, who secured 1,49,214 votes.
In Narayanganj-4, Jamiat candidate Monir Hossain received 80,619 votes and lost by 25,552 votes to NCP candidate Abdullah Al Mamun, who won with 106,171 votes.
Meanwhile, four leaders dissolved or left their own parties to join BNP and contest under its symbol, following amendments to the Representation of the People Order, 1972, which required alliance candidates to run under their own party symbols.
Among them, the biggest loss was in Jhenaidah-4. Rashed Khan, a leader of Gono Odhikar Parishad who ran with the BNP symbol, finished third with 56,224 votes. Jamaat’s Abu Talib won the seat with 1,59,099 votes, a margin of 1,02,875 votes. There, BNP rebel Saiful Islam Firoz secured second position with 77,104 votes.
In Kishoreganj-5, Ehsanul Huda officially dissolved his own party, the Bangladesh Jatiya Party, to contest with the BNP ticket.
However, despite securing 66,450 votes, he lost to BNP rebel candidate Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who secured 79,604 votes — a margin of 13,154 votes.
Another leader who faced a similar fate was Redwan Ahmed in Cumilla-7. He had been a member of parliament four times before and left the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to join the BNP.
However, he lost to BNP rebel Atikul Alam by 43,181 votes.
In Narail-2, Farhad, chairman of the National People’s Party, joined BNP after leaving his own party. He received 45,463 votes and lost to Jamaat candidate Ataur Rahman, who secured 1,18,142 votes — a margin of 72,679 votes.
Despite the setbacks, five alliance-backed candidates secured their constituencies.
In Bhola-1, Bangladesh Jatiya Party Chairman Andaleeve Rahman Partho won with 1,05,543 votes, defeating Jamaat candidate Nazrul Islam, who received 75,337 votes — a margin of 30,206 votes.
In Brahmanbaria-6, Zonayed Saki, chief coordinator of Ganosamhati Andolon, won with 95,342 votes. Jamaat candidate Mohsin secured 39,967 votes, giving Saki a margin of 55,375 votes.
In Patuakhali-3, Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque, contesting with the party’s Truck symbol, received 97,323 votes. He defeated BNP rebel Hasan Mamun, who secured 81,361 votes — a margin of 15,962 votes.
In Dhaka-13, Bobby Hajjaj, who left his position as chairman of the Nationalist Democratic Movement (NDM) to join BNP, won with 88,387 votes.
He defeated Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis candidate Mamunul Haque, who contested under the Jamaat-led alliance and received 86,067 votes — a margin of 2,320 votes.
In Lakshmipur-1, Bangladesh Liberal Democratic Party (BLDP) Chairman Shahadat Hossain Selim joined BNP after dissolving his party. He secured 85,457 votes and defeated Mahbub Alam, who received 56,437 votes — a margin of 29,020 votes.
Selim was among the few leaders who left another party to join BNP and successfully retained his seat.
