The government has taken credit for the success of the operation. Home Minister Amit Shah has said 87 Maoists have been killed in the past 100 days. He has declared that Naxalism will be completely eradicated from the country in the next two years.
The operation, coming a few days before the Lok Sabha elections, will also give a boost to the government in a state where left extremism has posed a major threat to peace. Shah also said that Maoists were now confined to a small area in Chhattisgarh due to the offensive policy of the government. That is not entirely true.
Maoist groups are active and hold considerable influence in parts of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal. Their writ runs in some areas and they even control them, displacing the government. They have also inflicted damage on the state by killing security personnel and looting property.