What happens if bnp win

Today, a BNP resurgence in Bangladesh seems unlikely for three main reasons. In October , a Bangladeshi court also sentenced Tarique to life in prison over a assassination attempt on Sheikh Hasina, which killed 24 people and injured many others. The party categorically denies any wrongdoing by any of its leaders and says all charges are politically motivated.

Nevertheless, it has lost a significant number of supporters as a result of these accusations. Moreover, in the BNP, supported by its ally, the Jamaat-e-Islami , sought to change the election law through general strikes and street protests and announced its intention to boycott the upcoming general election citing unfair conditions.

In response, the BNP continued the unrest — buses were burned, bombs were thrown, and major disruptions were caused to public life. This caused the public to turn against the main opposition party.

In , the BNP agreed to peacefully participate in the general election, yet failed to regain popular support. With most of its leaders and activists either in hiding or in jail, the party was almost invisible during the campaign and on the day of the vote. In spite of the obvious state bias against it, there was no outpouring of public sympathy for the BNP. This is not to say that the BNP had no chance of winning the election, or at least making substantial gains, if the vote was completely free and fair.

Second, the BNP has failed to integrate itself into influential public mobilisations in the last few years.

Whitehall will be forced to intervene, though it not entirely clear how. The rise of the BNP is a national political problem that should draw together politicians of all the major parties at central and local level. Any significant successes in this year's elections should trigger a visible and co-ordinated political response. In truth, this should already have happened. Sign in or Register a new account to join the discussion. You are here: Archive. Eventuality of a BNP win.

It is a constant source of tension within the party. Criminal lawyers said there was no doubt that members who espoused those policies could be liable for charges of inciting racial or religious hatred. A number of BNP members already have criminal convictions for race-related offences, including Griffin, who was given a two-year suspended sentence for incitement to racial hatred after publishing material denying the Holocaust in Although in Griffin and party activist Mark Collett were cleared of race hate charges relating to speeches he made describing Islam as a "wicked, vicious faith", Griffin last month told BNP members in an online broadcast that he had no problem with breaking race laws.

Every generation in Britain is becoming less racist than the last: while almost half of those born before oppose marriage between black and white people, only 14 per cent of those born since do. Unlike the most successful far-right parties, the BNP failed to link immigration to a wider political narrative, allowing the party to be depicted as racist thugs: BNP policies were far less popular when associated with the party.

In , Griffin expected to be elected MP for Barking, where the BNP had won 41 per cent of the wards they contested during the previous local elections. We ran very localised campaigns in each area. Our campaigners were backed up by our research team, who continually found dirt on BNP councillors and candidates.