New Delhi, Sep 22 (ANI): Core panel of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, decided that alliance with Shiv Sena will persist in the upcoming assembly polls in Maharashtra. In-charge of BJP's Maharashtra wing, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, said that the 25-year-old coalition will continue in the upcoming assembly polls in the state. According to media reports, Shiv Sena chief, Uddhav Thackeray, on Sunday offered "the last formula" to its senior partner, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), giving it 119 seats in the Assembly elections in Maharashtra and leaving 18 seats to the allies. Thackeray has said the Shiv Sena would contest on 151 seats.