A bigwig of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) is preparing to cross over to the government soon, ‘Lankadeepa’ reports.

Quoting highly placed sources in the party, the newspaper says that the politician in question was a minister in several governments and has continuously stated that the SJB should join the government.

The report says that the politician’s son is in the centre of the coordination activities behind the crossover.