Two party chairmen and one secretary general have formally joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) as the country prepares for its upcoming national election. NPP Chairman Fariduzzaman Farhad, NDM Chairman Bobby Hajjaj, and LDP Secretary General and former minister Redwan Ahmed joined BNP on Wednesday. They are expected to contest under BNP’s electoral symbol, the paddy sheaf. In a related move, BNP announced it would leave seven parliamentary seats for allied and coalition partners. The party confirmed that it will not field candidates in these constituencies, instead supporting alliance nominees. The seats include Dhaka-12, Bogura-2, Patuakhali-3, Jhenaidah-4, Brahmanbaria-6, Pirojpur-1, and Jashore-5, with candidates from parties such as the Revolutionary Workers Party, Citizens’ Unity, and Gana Odhikar Parishad. The inclusion of new leaders and strategic seat-sharing arrangements signal BNP’s effort to consolidate opposition forces against the ruling Awami League. Analysts view this as a tactical step to strengthen the party’s electoral base and broaden its coalition appeal ahead of the polls.