2001 election
In the 2001 elections, Islamic parties started coalition politics with major political parties. Eight Islamic parties participated. Jamaat and Islami Oikya Jote contested the elections under the BNP-led alliance, while several others joined the ethnic party under the banner of the Islami Oikya Front.
The analysis shows that Jamaat contested 31 seats and won 17; Its vote share dropped to 4 percent. Another coalition partner, Islami Oikya Jote, contested seven seats and won two seats, garnering less than 1 percent of the vote. Although Ershad’s Jatiya Party contested the elections under the banner of the Islamic Oikya Front, none of its allies won. No other Islamic party gained any seats in this election.
2008 election
Ten Islamic parties took part in the 2008 elections. Jamaat and Islami Oikya Jote again contested the elections in alliance with the BNP, while others contested the elections independently. Although the Tariqat Federation did not formally join any alliance, it contested the elections maintaining some degree of affinity with the Awami League.
In that election, Jamaat-e-Islami contested 39 seats, but won only two seats with less than 5 percent of the vote. Islami Oikya Jote contested four seats but did not win any. Islami Andolan Bangladesh, led by Char Monai Pir, contested the highest number of constituencies, 167, yet failed to secure any seats. Other parties contested several seats, but neither won nor secured significant votes.