The Krishak Sramik Janata League () is a

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formed by

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, a renowned war hero who led the

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during the Bangladesh's Liberation War of 1971, after he left

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in 1999. Although, the party adopted the Mujibist ideology, which is the ideology of Awami League, the party of

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. The district of Tangail, which was headquarters of the Kaderia Bahini, is known as the "stronghold" of the party. Most of the members of the party are Mujibists and ideologized by the

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. The general secretary of the party is Habibur Rahman Talukdar, who got the

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award for his contributions in the liberation war. Kader Siddique is still the president of the party. In the 2001 parliamentary election, the party won 1 out of 300 direct seats in the Sangsad. It joined the

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on 5 November 2018 before the 2018 general elections. Although it left the alliance in 2019. Kader Siddique later stated that "joining the Jatiya Oikya Front led by

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was the greatest mistake of his life".

Electoral history

Jatiya Sangsad elections

References

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