Reds hit rock-bottom after crushing Basavaraju blow, CPI (Maoist) core body down to 18 members

The CPI (Maoist) faces a critical juncture after the death of its general secretary, Basavaraju, shrinking its central committee to a record low of 18 members. Sustained counter-insurgency operations have decimated the group's ranks, leaving Chhattisgarh as its last major stronghold.