aaba kura rahyo, Nepal ko. Nepal is following the patter of many neo democracies, so its not a surprise (Comparative Politics is quite addictive :-). If we let the things continue, we will soon be in a biggger mess, if we revert back to the authritarian form, we will be in an even bigger mess. So, in this "state of semi democracy" (according to Kunda Dixit or whoever wrote this week's Nepali Times editorial), we can strengthen institutions that would lead to the rule of law, and which in turn would make things less messy, and help in smooth transition of power to the elected governmnet in a few years' time. (i don't think we can have a free and fair election now. Even if we hold elections in Chaitra-Baisakh, it will not solve any of the problems). So we should wait for elections, and the waiting time should be used to implement the institutions of democracy and the rule of law. To solve Nepal's problems now, we need more liberty , not more democracy.