Launching attacks on villagers, politicians, polling officials and security forces before elections, issuing threats to election officials by asking them to not report to the polling booths and distributing posters with vote boycott calls have been part of Naxalite strategies for long
Congress’ Mahendra Karma's son Chabindra, leader Kawasi Lakma, BJP’s Soyam Mukka and Chaitram Atami, who supported and participated in the Salwa Judum movement, are fighting elections from Dantewada and Sukma the hotbed of Naxals in Chhattisgarh