BNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan said very few people choose the "no vote" option.
Nazrul made the statement at the Election Commission office in the capital after meeting Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin.
BNP Chairperson's Adviser Ismail Jabiullah and Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi also met the CEC as part of a team formed by the party to keep an eye on the redrawing of constituencies and to ensure no party gets undue advantages.
The meeting with the CEC began at 4:00pm and ended at 5:45pm.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Nazrul said the 'no vote' provision was reintroduced not because of the political parties' demand, but as per recommendation of some prominent individuals.
"This no vote provision was there only in the 2008 election. But not many people chose it," he said.
According to the election commission data, less than 1% of voters cast the no vote in most constituencies.
In Rangamati, the "no votes" were the highest, 12.43%. The other constituencies where a relatively larger proportion of the people cast the "no vote" were Dhaka-16 (2.48%) and Rajshahi-2 (2.14%).
Asked about distribution of constituencies among BNP's allies, he said it would be settled once the electoral schedule would be announced.
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