But neither the Maoist leader, popularly known as Prachanda, nor the Nepali Congress candidate, Ram Chandra Poudel, could win a majority.
VOA: standard.2010.07.29
Queasy as it may feel at seeing Maoists share power next door, India may gain from the demoralisation that leaders of its own Maoist, or Naxalite, rebellion must feel on seeing their Nepali comrades join the mainstream.