India has given unconditional support to Awami League. Following the 2024 insurgency, a section of Awami League leaders and activists are based in India, participating in press conferences, online meetings and other political activities. Naturally, India has become the most talked about topic in election campaigning and narrative-building. Much before the campaign began, some NCP members and social media influencers had started creating stories portraying the BNP as a “pro-India party”. An attempt was also made to claim that the BNP president returned to the country after reaching an agreement with India.
On January 22, the first day of election campaigning, Jamaat-e-Islami Naib-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher said that reports have emerged claiming that the leader of the rival party has signed a three-condition agreement with India. The next day, he pointed towards BNP and said that a party wants to come to power by making an agreement with Bangladesh to rule the country through a secret agreement with India.
Recently, on February 2, LDP president Colonel (retd) Oli Ahmed, who is a member of the Jamaat alliance, claimed to be the first to rebel against Pakistan and said that the BNP was working as a broker for India. While the BNP is banking on India to field opponents, the Jamaat’s manifesto emphasizes on establishing peaceful, friendly and cooperative relations with India, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar and neighboring and surrounding countries on the basis of mutual respect and impartiality.