New Delhi: The CPI-Maoist was founded in September 2004, through the merger of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) People's War and the Maoist Communist Centre of India.
In the merger, a provisional central committee was constituted, with People's War leader Ganapati named as the general secretary.
The merger was announced to the public on October 14 the same year.
The CPI (Maoist) are often referred to as Naxalites in reference to the Naxalbari insurrection by radical Maoists in West Bengal in 1967.
The Centre on June 22, 2009 banned the CPI-Maoist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, calling it a terrorist organisation.
The Communist Party of India-Maoist believes it is conducting a 'people's war'.
It has effective presence in some regions of Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh as well as presence in Bihar and the tribal-dominated areas in Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Orissa.
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