"I am little confused about this statement. Do you mean powerful force in the sense mao-parties alliance. If so, I fear the worse. They might just be paving the path for the Red State. " Yes, you got the idea. But get rid of that fear. Nepal would never be a Red State. Maoist have long before accepted constitunal assembly. And Nepalese are not backward and desparate to accept the Maoism. If I know the nepalese people little well, ( better than Leahy ) they would settle for current constitution with a little modification on royal stature and his Army. King took a hugh risk trying to play hero. he would pay for that. I feel sorry to him that his businesss management skill didn't work in politics. Political leaders without vision are not barriers in our current goal. But their lifespan relies largely on how they improve themselves. That would be the next purification process toward "True democracy".