Nice piece and makes sense too. However, is it possible that the act is already in progress, like maoists realizing the need to end the violence that itself is in danger of going out of control. The parties and palace sensing that the best option is to acomodate each other in the political context of Nepal and now having to give due space to the third front. The bipolar power struggle in the current scenario is likely possible to remain so, with current alies spliting on ideological fronts to be the contenders of power, with the current one power center opting to play neutral and a balancer.