Staff Reporter:
Chief Coordinator of National Citizen Party (NCP) Nasiruddin Patwary on Monday said his party is set to win 150 out of 300 seats, while BNP to secure 50-100 seats in the upcoming parliamentary elections, likely to be held in early February 2026.
“According to our every projection, We, NCP, are going to secure 150 seats in this election, Inshallah,” he told reporters at Nirbachan Bhaban in the capital after a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin.
A three-member NCP delegation, led by Patwary, met the CEC at the latter’s office to discuss allocation of an electoral symbol, seeking one among ‘Lily’, ‘Red Lily’ or ‘White Lily’ for NCP.
Patwary said, “We’ve done our surveys and we think there is a possibility for NCP to win around 150 seats. We have already called all of our district coordinators to Dhaka to discuss these issues. We asked them to take preparations in the field.”
Replying to a question on how many seats BNP and Jamaat would gain in the next election, the NCP leader avoided specifics but hinted BNP’s strength is declining. “BNP may not cross 50 to 100 seats. But now you can see the real scenario, where things are going down.”
He, however, did not predict any number of seats Jamaat may gain in the next election.
Patwary said his party will field candidates for 300 seats as there is a situation to confirm the victory in 150 constituencies. “We’ll fight to win in 300 constituencies,” he added.
Regarding the election timeframe, the NCP chief coordinator expressed doubt about the arrangement of the election in February 2026.
“There’s still confusion about whether the election will be held in February,” he said, adding that the government and everyone are insisting that the election must be held in February.
