About 40 MPs from various parties are expected to announce their allegiance to the Bhumjaithai Party (BJT) later this week in a move seen as bolstering its leader Anutin Charnvirakul's chance of becoming the next prime minister.
The politicians, said to be from nine parties, will make a formal announcement on their defection to Bhumjathai on Dec 16 at the party headquarters. They will join a function marking the office's reopening since renovation work started in April, sources say.
