Highlights 1 Shiv Sena recently announced its decision to end its 27-year-old alliance with the BJP. 2 Hardik returned to Gujarat after 6 months in exile in wake of externment after sedition charges. Firebrand Patidar quota stir leader Hardik Patel will be the face of Shiv Sena in the Gujarat Assembly election, party chief Uddhav Thackeray said today. Also read | Mumbai civic polls: Hardik Patel to campaign for Shiv Sena in MumbaiThe Shiv Sena recently announced its decision to end its 27-year-old alliance with the BJP and contest forthcoming elections on its own. Gujarat, a BJP-run state for nearly two decades now, is expected to vote later this year.

Source: India Today February 07, 2017 10:07 UTC