In any case, this a win-only situation for the maoist party. And, India is the main force behind this face-saving for the maoists who needed a virtual 'krantikari' issue to 'quit' the government while successfully painting all others as Indian puppets. They did it despite 'apparant' pressure from outsiders as they felt they're going to lose nothing from it. It was obvious that they were neither going to be able to complete the constitution making process nor any developmental agenda they'd promised. Dahal certainly didn't do it without realizing the series of events it would unfold and certainly not without some kind of positive note from Mr Sood, especially after his May 1 'timeoff' from Tundikhel.