A Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh killed 10 policeman and the driver of the vehicle using a powerful 50-kg IED in Dantewada region of Wednesday. The policemen, who were part of the District Reserve Force, a trainer group of local tribals set up to counter Maoists, were returning from an anti-Maoist operation. On Breaking Views, we ask - are claims of Maoists being pushed to the backfoot accurate? Are the Maoists sending a deadly message in an election year?