Grand Democratic Alliance
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Grand Democratic Alliance | |
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| Abbreviation | GDA |
| Leader | Pir Pagaro |
| Founded | 23 October 2017[1] |
| Ideology | Regionalism Social democracy Humanism Federalism |
| Political position | Centre |
| Senate | 1 / 104
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| National Assembly | Template:PakNA / 342
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| Sindh Assembly | 14 / 168
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The Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) is an electoral alliance of various political parties based in Pakistan. It was formed in the wake of 2018 Pakistani general election.
One of the aims of this alliance is to defeat the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in the Sindh province, which is considered a stronghold of the PPP. The alliance includes the Pakistan Muslim League (Functional), a party which emerged as the runner up to the PPP in the 2013 provincial elections in interior Sindh and garnered 12% of the vote in the province by itself. The alliance has been seen as a major challenger to the PPP in the 2018 elections.[2]
Composition
The following individuals and political parties are part of the GDA:[3]
- Fehmida Mirza / Zulfiqar Mirza[4]
- Pakistan Muslim League (F) (PML (F))
- Pakistan Muslim League (Q) [only in Sindh][5]
- Qaumi Awami Tehreek (QAT)
- National Peoples Party (NPP)
- Sindh National Front
- Pakistan Peoples Party Workers (PPPW)
- Pakistan Peoples Party-Shaheed Bhutto (PPP-SB)
General election 2018
For the 2018 Pakistani general election, the GDA joined hands with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf by forming seat adjustments in more than ten seats with the aim of defeating the PPP. As a result of the election, the GDA won 13 seats in the Provincial Assembly of Sindh, 2 seats in the National Assembly and garnered almost 15% of the vote in Sindh.[6][7]
References
- ^ "PPP rivals to formally register Grand Democratic Alliance". Express Tribune. 23 October 2017.
- ^ "Pakistan General Election: Grand Democratic Alliance may pose formidable challenge to ruling PPP in Sindh". Firstpost. 14 July 2018.
- ^ "GDA to get registered with ECP, contest general election with full force". Dawn. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Mirzas join Pagara-led GDA, to contest election from Badin". Dawn. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Pagara, Chaudhrys join hands to make a 'formidable' poll alliance". Dawn. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/445090-Election-2018-PTI-seat-adjustment-
- ^ https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/06/pti-makes-seat-adjustment-with-pir-pagaras-gda-to-defeat-ppp-in-sindh/