Nepaali, Your conclusion seem to have originated from your weak mentality. You seem to have been defeated by the Maoists or at least brain washed by them to believe that " even Prachanda realizes that the barrel of the gun and the threat of brute force alone are not going to keep him in power". Tell me why did he first go to the jungle in the first place? Hitler never had the popular votes to become Chancellor of Germany, and the only reason he got the job was because the German leaders entered into a series of back-room deals. Does that sound familiar now in Nepal? In 2002, Saddam got elected with 100% of the eligible votes, but how? If you continue to argue that Maoist dont have to lay down arms but Nepal Army(not RNA) needs to stay at the barracks, I can easily conclude that you are a Maoists and I wont be replying to your posts further. I will rather see you at the battlefield some day in near future... we will talk there!