The result ends the interim period that followed Sheikh Hasina’s August 2024 ouster and restores an elected government, changing who controls ministries, security apparatus, and administrative appointments. Jamaat’s enlarged parliamentary bloc increases its leverage over legislation and coalition arithmetic, raising the likelihood that policy and public-order decisions will be shaped by managing Islamist mobilisation. The BNP’s return to power after nearly two decades also reopens channels for exiled political figures to re-enter formal politics, accelerating personnel turnover across media and civil institutions aligned with the prior regime.