Those that escape the new Nepali Junta

In the past, all the rebellious groups, all the groups hoping to mount a coup against the government, had been in communication with senior bureaucrats and commanders of the armed forces. Do not worry, the messages, said, once (and if but that was better left unsaid) we take over, we will not bring about the extreme changes we have promised everybody else. The changes will be gradual, all members of bureaucracy and security services that co-operate will be safe, there will be no recriminations, besides the senior leaders the political structure of the country would remain mostly unchanged in the short term.

That was to avoid creating a power vacuum and counter-insurgencies that often plagued not-quite-popular rebellions. One day you're the rebel storming into the town putting your enemies' heads on spikes and declaring a new republic, and the next you're being stormed by yet another rebellion, and this time you are the 'man', the villain of the commonfolk and now it's your turn to get beheaded and spiked.

Incompetent and corrupt as they were, the leaders of the past were politically astute enough to understand that continuity was of the utmost importance in survival. Their self-preservation was what often got them into power, and through various political alliances and machinations, kept them around despite all the enemies they would make.

This one was different. And that was a cause of great concern. Those who had made out, or had been outside when the coup happened could tell this was a strange one. There had been no signalling by the rebels, no previous communication, no hints or warnings to be prepared. They didn't seem to have bothered with the downsides of the political vacuum caused by their takeover. There was no fear of counter-revolution. Which meant that they were quite inept politically, or that they were confidence of their force and political suave, and didn't need to worry about compromising with their vanquished foes.

Over the following weeks, it came out that senior Army leaders had made out, and so had the troops stationed nearby border areas. Certain politicians had happened to be outside the country during the takeover, and as always bureaucrats seemed to have an innate skill in protecting themselves from grave danger. After the borders had been completely sealed by the sudden appearance of ruthless guards of uncertain origin, the international boundaries became impregnable, save for the stream of former bureaucrats here and there and local leaders who would escape to tell the tale of what had happened. By the end of the first year, almost a third of the original bureaucracy cadre had made out, several tens of thousands security personnel and a decent amount of senior leadership. A counterrevolution was viable, if only anybody knew what was happening inside the country.