Akhtar said 143 parties applied for registration, and information from field-level investigations was reviewed for 22. After assessment, only NCP and Bangladesh Jatiya League primarily fulfilled the requirements. The EC is also reviewing applications of Bangladesh Aam Janagan Party, Jatiya Janata Party and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JASAD - Shahjahan Siraj). The commission is awaiting a High Court verdict regarding Bangladesh Nezame Islam Party, while seven parties have already been denied registration. These are Forward Party, Bangladesh Reformist Party (BRP), Bangladesh Communist Party (Marxist - CPB M), Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam and Nezame Islam Party, Bangladesh Bekar Samaj, Bangladesh Solution Party and Notun Bangladesh Party.