Kathmandu, March 10 -- In a dramatic reversal of decade-long political dominance, the Rastriya Janamorcha has lost its traditional stronghold of Baglung, a hill district in Gandaki Province, in the March 5 vote.

Despite having an electoral alliance with the Nepali Communist Party, its candidate failed to garner enough votes to even retain the security deposit (Rs10,000).

As per the poll alliance, Janamorcha leader Krishna Prasad Sharma Adhikari contested from Baglung constituency 1 with the party's traditional 'glass' election symbol, while NCP candidate Gyamnath Gaire ran in Baglung-2 with the 'star' election symbol.

However, the alliance failed to translate into votes. Adhikari finished fourth and lost his deposit, while Gaire came t...