Gen Wit Devahastin na Ayudhya, the new leader of the Ruam Phaen Din Party, insists the party is not an offshoot of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP).
The recent crippling flood that saw several main roads in Bangkok swamped overnight may have been the reason why governor Chadchart Sittipunt brooded over what is harder to solve the ever-recurring inundations or the divisive politics attached to them.
All eyes will be on Wednesday's launch of the Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party which is widely seen as a possible offshoot of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) and a ploy by the ruling party to address its waning popularity.