The Maoists declined to join the next coalition government under Nepal 's leadership , upset that the government was not making moves to integrate about 19,000 former rebels into the Nepalese army . Madhav Kumar had said he was furious in a televised interview . He was under political pressure to avert a national crisis . The communists , who fought a guerrilla insurgency , form the largest political party in Nepal . The Maoists had threatened to block approval of a new constitution .
Madhav Kumar had said he was furious in a televised interview . He was under political pressure to avert a national crisis . The communists , who fought a guerrilla insurgency , form the largest political party in Nepal . The Maoists had threatened to block approval of a new constitution .