New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- India will closely watch the Bangladesh national elections on February 12 in the backdrop of the ongoing economic and political turmoil in the neighbouring country. Following the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, concerns persist about whether the new regime in Bangladesh will have a pro-India foreign policy.

A few pre-poll surveys and opinion polls give the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) a lead over the Jamaat-e-Islami - the two key parties contesting the upcoming Bangladesh polls.

Both political parties have formed separate alliances for the elections. Student leaders' National Citizen Party (NCP), which was behind the 2024 uprising against Sheikh Hasina, joined hands with Jamaat-e-Islami.

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