The contradictions in the Maoist line:
| Abandon violence | Use threats and violence |
| Peaceful transformation | Threaten to return to jungle |
| Keep the PLA in camps | Keep military wing active |
| Committed to CA | CA won't happen |
| CA decides on monarchy | Declare republic before CA |
| Stay in government | Quit government |
| Insist on proportional representation | Oppose proportional system |
| Mobilise army against madhes uprising | Against army bodyguards |
| Label India 'expansionist' | Meet Indians in Siliguri |
| For ceasefire and peace process | For 'urban uprising' |
| Decision-making with Congress | Left party unity |
