Political analysts and experts have been watching the unfolding scenario closely ever since Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was awarded the iconic bow-and-arrow symbol and the name Shiv Sena. While their interest may be academic in nature, the public is keeping track of the fallout of this as well as statements from the Uddhav Thackeray camp, projections and claims about contesting the matter in court 
with trepidation.

Mumbai being a city with every inch as precious as gold, the biggest question concerns real estate. While the Shinde camp had said it would not try to stake a claim on Sena Bhavan in Dadar, there are other shakhas and offices. Already, sporadic reports are talking about ‘street fights’ that may break out between Uddhav Thackeray loyalists and Eknath Shinde followers if there is any attempt to take over shakhas. So far, this has been restricted to words only.