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However, any individual who has been involved in fascism or genocide, supported genocide, or committed crimes such as extortion, corruption, and terrorism will not be allowed to join NCP, he added.

According to party insiders, more disagreements stemming from internal rifts and competing pressures within the party may surface in the coming days as the inclusion of leaders from the three platforms has caused resentment among some of the NCP’s earlier organisers, who feel they are being sidelined.

“Following this inclusion, members of the party and its affiliated bodies are now considering resigning. Those who stood by the party during its most difficult months are being pushed aside to make room for new arrivals,” said a senior leader of NCP’s youth wing Jubo Shakti, wishing anonymity.

Another NCP leader, requesting anonymity, said the unity within the party is eroding.

Meanwhile, tensions have emerged within the party over its newly formed women’s wing, Jatiya Nari Shakti.

Following announcement of the wing’s 53-member central committee, at least two leaders -- Jubo Shakti Joint Member Secretary Dyuti Aranya Chowdhury and Cumilla Metropolitan Joint Member Secretary Faraha Emdad -- publicly distanced themselves from the body and the party through separate Facebook posts.

Dyuti said she had effectively been detached from the party since December over its decision to join the Jamaat-led alliance and expressed surprise at being named joint member secretary without her consent.

However, Nari Shakti Convener Monira Sharmin dismissed the criticism, saying the objections stemmed from dissatisfaction over assigned positions rather than ideology, and described the allegations as “theatrical”.