Hardik Patel, the 23-year-old Patel quota activist who became a political headache for the BJP in Gujarat, will now be the face of its estranged ally Shiv Sena in assembly polls in the state later this year. Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray met Hardik Patel at his Mumbai home Matoshree this morning and announced, "Hardik Patel will be the face of the Shiv Sena's campaign in Gujarat."