India, Dec. 2 -- The Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand INDIA bloc government is likely to witness fresh political alignments in the coming days.

As per reports coming from Ranchi, the Soren government is in talks with the BJP to join the National Democratic Alliance. Apart from this, it is also being indicated that at least eight of the 16 Congress MLAs will be switching sides and join the new political setup that will be led by Soren and the BJP.

It is understood that, in case this fresh realignment takes place, the BJP will not be joining the new alliance but will extend support from outside.

To escape the application of the anti-defection law, at least 11 of the 16 Congress MLAs would have to break away. However, the final decision on when...