The rebellion by an overwhelming majority of Shiv Sena MLAs has led to the question whether the group led by Eknath Shinde is now the ‘real’ Sena as opposed to the original one led by CM Uddhav Thackeray. If Shinde has the support of more than 37 MLAs (over two-thirds) that he claims, will his group be seen as the real Sena? Who decides which is the real Shiv Sena in case of a split?

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/maharashtra-political-crisis-which-now-is-the-real-shiv-sena/articleshow/92409987.cms