Kathmandu. The recently concluded House of Representatives election saw communists swept away significantly. They did not just lose the election; they received a disastrous mandate. While Madhesh-based parties face a similar situation, the current state of the communist movement, given its historical legacy and political dominance, is unprecedented.The most surprising damage was suffered by the largest communist party, CPN-UML, with Chairman KP Sharma Oli facing a humiliating defeat. Although Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' won his seat, the party he formed by merging various communist factions, the CPN, secured only 17 out of 275 seats in the House of Representatives. Other...