Guzmoon, In the nutshell, my personal assumption would be that the political parties believe that they can mould the king into constitutionally powerless and make Maoist agree on that and drop their weapon. Easier said than done! Regarding what CPN-UML, or better still what Makune said, is only as relevant as any other bigger political parties. Were they not the one to jump for an opportunity to participate in the last cabinet? Thus, are they equally responsible as is Deuba, who got played like a remote controlled "putali"? And lonely1, The first two points of what I said is not a farce, but a fact, that was told to me from someone I know in KTM. Anyways, it can be verified by early morning come tomorrow. So let's just wait. Regarding the kind of rumor you accuse of me of spreading by simply trying to share, what I heard from a very credible person, in Sajha, is pathetic at best and ignorance at worse. By the way the person also mentioned the figures they say that got killed in Kalanki could be higher than what are being reported. Also, that person was glad that the king is stepping down. My personal take would be, he is non-affiliated to any party, but just has some sources. I do not participate in propagating by imagining stuffs and trying to create 2 minutes confusion. But I really do believe the announcement is going to come tomorrow morning. IndisGuise:) P.S Caveat: Since Gyanendra did not consult personally with me, don't hold it against me hai ta. :)