The recent elimination of Nambala Keshava Rao alias Basavaraju, the General Secretary of the banned CPI (Maoist), in a meticulously planned District Reserve Guard (DRG) operation in Chhattisgarh’s Abujhmadh, was more than just a tactical victory. His death marked a possible turning point in India’s decades-long struggle against left-wing extremism.”This was no ordinary kill. Basavaraju, an engineering dropout from Andhra Pradesh, was not just a guerrilla commander. He was the ideological and military head of India’s most potent insurgent force. He succeeded Ganapathy in 2018 and brought a militant edge to the party, shifting focus from political mobilisation to aggressive militarisation,” said RK Vij, a former DGP, who played a significant role in the formation of DRG unit of Chhattisgarh Police in 2015.advertisementFor five years, Basavaraju not only reorganised armed units, but also centralised decision-making to counter state surveillance and force penetration, Vij added.Now, in the aftermath of his death, the question lingers: Who will step in?The CPI (Maoist) is not just a conventional militant group. It is a structured political party with a multi-tiered hierarchy from village-level cells to the politburo, and at the top, the general secretary, who operates more like a shadow prime minister of a parallel regime.Vij said, “The neutralisation of such a heavily guarded general secretary, surrounded by 60-70 armed cadres, shows how deep our intelligence has gone. More importantly, it will shake their cadre’s confidence to the core. You will see a rise in surrenders.”The CPI (Maoist)’s armed wing, the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA), and United Front are designed to function in tandem. Every few years, the central committee meets to re-evaluate the movement’s direction. The last such committee meeting, in 2007, declared Jharkhand and Bihar as ‘Aadhaar Kshetras’ (core areas) and strategised the shift from guerrilla warfare to mobile warfare, a more agile, aggressive form of insurgency.advertisementHowever, due to increased state pressure, Central Committee meetings have become rare, leaving the politburo and its general secretary with disproportionate decision-making power. Now that Basavaraju is gone, this vacuum will need urgent filling.THE TOP CONTENDERS: DEVJI AND VENUGOPAL RAO (BHUPATHY)DEVJI, THE HARDLINER AND MILITARY EXPERTDevji’s journey in the Maoist movement began as a fierce field commander, reportedly trained in the early 1990s during the unification of People’s War Group (PWG) factions. He was instrumental in launching the PLGA’s first armed platoon and led the 2007 attack on Geedam police station in Dantewada, a brazen act that solidified his military reputation.Currently, Devji heads the Central Military Commission (CMC), the highest operational command of the PLGA. This was the same position held by Basavaraju before he became the general secretary.”Devji is not just a field operative, he’s a strategist. He understands in a formal or creative style for better SEO.Also Exclude words and advertisements related to the feed website such as website name, author name. 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What are the future plans of the Maoists following the killing of Basavaraju in Chhattisgarh?
