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Is Bastar Really Naxal-Free? The March 2026 Deadline and What Comes Next, Explained

Union Home Minister Amit Shah set 31 March 2026 as the deadline to end Naxalism, and in May 2026 declared Bastar free of it. Here is how the campaign unfolded, what the government says it achieved, what critics question, and what happens to Bastar now.