The Jatiya Party went to the elections under the Grand Alliance as well in 2008. Quader also hoped that the Grand Alliance would defeat the BNP and its allies in the election. The path to win for the Grand Alliance candidates will be easy if the Jatiya Party remains with the Awami League in it,” he said. In the 2008 elections, the Awami League won 230 and the Jatiya Party 27 after they had nominated 264 and 49 candidates respectively. The Jatiya Party contested in 86 seats and won 34 in that election.

Source: bd News24 November 13, 2018 14:58 UTC