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First Phase

1969: After the downfall of the government, a new party, the

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) was formed by Charu
Majumdar.

1974: The party was reborn as CPI (M-L) Liberation after the death of

Charu Majumdar and the subsequent denial of any political power in
Centre.

1975: Approximately 40,000 cadres were imprisoned during an
emergency degrading the movement.

Second Phase

After the emergency, the movement rose to grow from West Bengal to

Bihar, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh as per their strategy of

‘Protracted war’.

1980: CPI (M-L) converted into People’s War Group (PWG), based in
Andhra Pradesh and created huge casualties among police personnel.

Third Phase

2004: Andhra Pradesh’s PWG and Bihar’s MCCI merged to form CPI
(Maoist) and are unlawful under the Schedule of Terrorist Organisations

under the Lawful Prevention Act, 1967. The ideology of the Maoist

party has spread through the Chil and Gond tribes who dominate the
‘Golden Corridor’, from Pune to Ahmedabad.

Since 2016: The government recognises that 106 districts in 10 states

with approximately 40,000 people mainly in Dandarkaranya region
support Naxalism and plan to reduce these numbers to one-fifth.

Naxalite Movement — the biggest internal security

threat to India

1. Impact on security and foreign affairs: CPI (Maoist) has conveyed