Operation Romeo (1994-1995) and Operation Kilo Shera 2 (1997-1997) were the first two major operations launched against the Maoists to completely get rid of Maoists. See what happened after those two operations, instead being completely destroyed, the Maoist movement gained drastically and expanded to the persent scale NOT because the most people in those region joined Maoist but because there was no one to check and balance the brutal acts committed by the Police during those two major operations. I guess no one helped the Maoist expand and gain the momentum more than the security forces of govt of Nepal. I guess even Baburam and Prachanded must had had been surprised by the unexpected help from the unexpected source.