JD(U)-BJP signaled a thaw in their ties with Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Sushil Modi accompanying Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in his Vishwas Yatra. The saffron party says that it expects the cloud over the grand alliance to clear very soon.<br/><br/>BJP spokesman Syed Shahnawaz Hussain told reporters that talks are progressing between senior BJP leaders and JD (U) top leadership in a cordial atmosphere. He, however, parried a question on whether the row over the controversial advertisement on Gujarat's contribution to Kosi floods had been resolved.