The National Citizen Party has seen a sharp rise in the collection of nomination forms ahead of the upcoming national election, although most of its top leaders have yet to join the race.

The party is likely to extend the deadline for collecting nomination forms, which was initially set to end tomorrow (November 13).

According to the party's Election Monitoring Committee, nearly 300 nomination forms have been collected over the past five days through both online and offline channels.

As of 6:00 pm yesterday, no prominent central committee leader had collected a nomination form, except for Senior Joint Member Secretary Tasnim Jara.

Meanwhile, NCP's Chief Organiser (South), Hasnat Abdullah, said there is no possibility of forming alliances with parties that oppose reform initiatives.

"Our convener, Nahid Islam, has already made it clear that we may form alliances with political forces that stand for reforms, stand for Bangladesh, oppose Indian hegemony, and uphold communal harmony." Hasnat said.

Yesterday, Tasnim Jara collected nomination form for Dhaka-9, which includes the Sabujbagh, Khilgaon, Mugda, and Manda areas. "It's my home. I was born and brought up in Khilgaon, spending most of my life among its people," she told The Daily Star.