Kawasi Lakhma is from Nagaras village, Sonakukanur post, Konta Tehsil, Sukma district, Chhattisgarh and his place is a part of Bastar region.
[6] As an opposition party MLA, he has raised concerns about the quality of developmental activities undertaken in the Naxal hit Sukma district.
[7] He is cabinet minister of Commercial Tax (Excise), Commerce and Industry in government of Chhattisgarh.
His name was widely discussed as some of his party men expressed doubt about his integrity and questioned his role in the Naxal attack,[8] when other Congress leaders were shot dead in the attack, Kawasi Lakhma was spared and caused doubts.
[9] Bharatiya Janata Party has demanded a narco test on Kawasi Lakhma,[10] so that the details of dialogue he exchanged with Naxals during the deadly attack and any possible conspiracy, can be found out.