When the country is in the midst of a bloody civil war and its institutions of modern governance have been ravaged by the Maosists, the King and to some extent the parties, what more can you expect ? This whole election thing is turning out to be a circus and it is important for all the players (or clowns - depending on how you look at it), to rise above their narrow vested interests for the greater good of the country. Until they do that our politics will remain a circus full of clowns .