<p><b>Worker cleans a Hero Honda logo inside its showroom in Hyderabad.</b> <p></p><p> <p>Shares in Hero Honda Motors fell as much as 9 per cent on Wednesday, after a TV channel reported the board of its Indian partner has approved the termination of the joint venture with Honda Motor. <p></p><p> <p>Hero Corporate will acquire Honda Motor's 26 per cent stake in Hero Honda, India's largest motorcycle maker, for $1 billion to $1.2 billion, CNBC TV18 channel reported, citing unnamed sources. <p></p><p> <p>It said the board of Hero Honda, the joint venture which was formed in 1984, was likely to meet on Thursday to approve Honda's exit from the venture. <p></p> <p><b>(Pictures by Reuters)</b>