The Legislature was abuzz with rumours of a big shake up on the opposition benches from a former Wildrose MLA, an anonymous blogger and party insiders.

Former Wildrose MLA turned Independent Joe Anglin says his former party will vote Tuesday on whether to cross the floor to sit with the governing Progressive Conservatives.

Anglin, whose departure from the official opposition at the beginning of the fall session was followed by two others, says current Wildrose caucus members told him they met this weekend, and that leader Danielle Smith is behind the push.

“I knew something big was up as of Tuesday last week,” Anglin said.

“I went fishing. I saw some behavioural changes that I couldn’t explain. Significant changes, which told me something massive was going on.”

Anglin, who correctly predicted other MLAs — Innisfail-Sylvan Lake MLA Kerry Towle and Little Bow MLA Ian Donovan — would leave after him, says he thinks with Danielle behind the move the vote will go through.

Anglin said if the Wildrose caucus votes to join the PC party, the Wildrose membership will be “livid.”

He added in order for such conversations to happen, Premier Jim Prentice would be involved.

“I knew this had been discussed sort of offhandedly over the last year, but without any real substance or any real push behind it,” Anglin said.

Wildrose MLA Drew Barnes took to Twitter to deny any floor crossing.

“I am 100% committed to the Wildrose party, our principles, members and voters of #cypress #medhat and Alberta #wrp #ableg,” Barnes Tweeted Monday evening.

Cory Morgan, who ran for the Wildrose in 2008, tweeted there is a motion before caucus on a letter of offer from the PCs to cross the floor.

Wildrose MLA for Lac La Biche - St. Paul - Two Hills, Shayne Saskiw said he will continue to stand up for constituents on the principles and values on which he was elected.

“There is a rumour that I will be crossing the floor tomorrow. That rumour is false,” Saskiw wrote on Facebook Monday evening.

joshua.skurnik@sunmedia.ca

— With files from Catherine Griwkowsky