Mainstream WeeklySince the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) returned to power in Chhattisgarh in December 2023, there has been a significant increase in anti-Maoist operations. In 2024, security forces eliminated 194 Maoists, arrested 801, and witnessed the surrender of 742 insurgents.
As of the first quarter of 2025, approximately 103 Maoists have been killed in various encounters across the state. Just hours before the Prime Minister’s visit to Chhattisgarh, fifty Maoists surrendered in Bijapur.
While these incidents demonstrate the Maoists’ willingness to make supreme sacrifices, these sacrifices have not yielded any positive results. Instead, situation call for a sincere introspection regarding their failed strategies and tactics.
The CPI believes that the time has come for a critical reassessment of the Maoist line