India, July 6 -- During Saturday's rally, Uddhav Thackeray hinted at his and Raj Thackeray's parties contesting polls together. "We have come together to stay together," the Shiv Sena (UBT) chief said, to loud cheers.

However, the Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS forging a political alliance is easier said than done. To begin with, Raj did not say anything about an alliance when he spoke. There are also several other potential roadblocks and questions that emerge.

There is no clarity on whether Raj and Uddhav Thackeray would have an electoral alliance or merge their outfits to form a brand-new version of the Shiv Sena. Further, would they want to be a part of the opposition MVA? The presence of NCP (SP) working president Supriya Sule and others ...