A local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)leader was critically injured after he was attacked by half a dozen suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres with sharp edged weapons in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh late on October 28, reports Hindustan Times. Nandlal Mudami, a Zilla Parishad(district council)member, was eating his dinner when he was attacked, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, Bastar range, RN Dangi said.“Mudami played a major role in bringing people in Palnar to the mainstream. This angered the Naxals [Left Wing extremism, LWE]. We used to keep getting the info that they are planning to strike back,” said Dantewada,Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Pallav, adds BiharPrabha. Naxals have called upon voters to boycott the next month Assembly polls in the State.The first phase of polls covering 18 constituencies of eight Naxal-affected Districts –Bastar, Kanker, Sukma, Bijapur, Dantewada, Narayanpur, Kondagaon and Rajnandgaon will be held on November 12.The remaining 72 constituencies will witness polling on November 20.