Key members of the opposition parties PPM and PNC have signed on to Jumhooree Party tonight.

Those who signed to JP tonight include former MPs Ahmed Nihan Hussain Manik, Ibrahim Falah, Abdulla Khaleel, Ahmed Assad and Ali Arif. In addition to this, former Vice President Abdulla Jihad also signed to JP as well as former Home Minister Azleen Ahmed.

The former MPs who have decided to sign to JP are members who were previously part of the opposition. As such, Nihan was the Vice President of People's National Congress, however he has since resigned from the post today.

Key members of the PPM leadership also signed, and spoke during the ceremony.

Since JP is part of the ruling coalition, some of the members who joined JP assured that they will support the government when necessary.