NCP rocked by mass resignations after Jamaat alliance; major split feared ahead of elections

• National Citizen Party (NCP) faces immense pressure and mass resignations after announcing an electoral understanding with Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI).
• Over half a dozen frontline leaders, including Khan Muhammad Mursalin and Mushfiq Us Salehin, resigned citing ideological incompatibility with the Jamaat alliance.
• A new faction, Trinamool NCP, has formed under former leader Muntasir Mahmud, though NCP's high command dismisses its significance.
• Leaders like Dr. Khaled Saifullah, Sarwar Tushar, and Al Amin Ahmed Tutul have also resigned or criticized the move, indicating a potential major organizational rupture.
• The resignations stem from a perceived deviation from the "spirit of July" and ideological grounds, ahead of the Bangladesh General Elections.

Why It Matters: NCP faces an existential crisis and potential split due to its controversial alliance with Jamaat-e-Islami.