The highest decision making body of CPI(Maoist) is the Politburo, which has thirteen or fourteen members, six of whom were killed or arrested between 2007 and 2010. Prashant Bose alias "Kishan-da" and Katakam Sudarshan alias Anand] are the two most prominent politburo members.
Sudhakar alias "Kiran" is another Politburo member. Between 2005 to 2011, several Politburo members including Sushil Roy, Narayan Sanyal, Pramod Mishra, Amitabh Bagchi,Kobad Ghandy, Baccha Prasad Singh and Akhilesh Yadav were arrested.
Among those killed included Cherukuri Rajkumar alias "Azad" and Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias "Kishenji".
Over the years Maoists have killed several policemen, civilians and political leaders. Maoists hold sway over a vast territory that includes part of Odisha, Chhatisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Bihar.
