With an eye on the Gujarati vote, Uddhav Thackeray and Hardik Patel put up a joint show on Tuesday, with the Patidar leader endorsing the Shiv Sena’s work in Mumbai and calling himself a fan of the late Bal Thackeray. The Shiv Sena is capable of contesting in Mumbai on its own strength,” said Patel at a joint press conference. Uddhav hinted at the possibility of a tie-up with Patel for the Gujarat assembly polls later this year. “Why can’t he (Patel) be Shiv Sena’s face for the polls? “Hardikbhai and Uddhav ji discussed their respective views on fight against social injustice and the way forward,” tweeted Uddhav’s son Aaditya Thackeray, who heads the Shiv Sena’s youth wing.

Source: Hindustan Times February 07, 2017 10:10 UTC