Kathmandu. The left-wing bloc suffered a major blow in the House of Representatives elections held on Falgun 21, marking one of the biggest setbacks in Nepali political history. Out of 275 seats in the House of Representatives, left-wing parties won only 17 seats under the first-past-the-post system across 165 constituencies: 9 for CPN-UML and 8 for the CPN (Maoist Centre).CPN-UML won in Taplejung, Ilam-2, Dhankuta, Sankhuwasabha, Banke-2, Darchula, Bajhang, Achham-2, and Dailekh-2. UML finished second in 41 constituencies. CPN (Maoist Centre) won in Rolpa, Rukum East, Rukum West, Dolpa, Kalikot, Salyan, Dhanusha-1, and Sindhupalchok-2, finishing second in 17 locations.In the...