Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- Although the party has already announced candidates in 236 constituencies ahead of the 13th national parliamentary election, BNP's real challenge now is to allocate seats among its alliance partners and like-minded parties, as they have already sought over 200 seats, said senior BNP leaders.

Talking to UNB, several senior BNP leaders said sharing seats with alliance partners has now become an uphill task, as there is a big gap between expectations and reality.

They said the party has started informal talks with like-minded groups to ensure effective negotiations and find ways to achieve a win-win outcome.

The BNP leaders said the party has kept 64 parliamentary seats open for its long-time allies in the anti-fascist si...