Maharashtra

"My farm has become something of a local miracle. People travel from far-off places just to see the apple trees growing under the hot Maharashtra sun."

Maharashtra, followed by Kerala and Tamil Nadu, continues to be among the dominant recipient states.

Bhushan agrees - the chance to show her film at Cannes, facilitated by the Maharashtra government, has opened new doors.

The party still retains some popular support in a few isolated pockets, primarily in the tribal regions of eastern Maharashtra, southern Chhattisgarh and parts of Odisha and Jharkhand - but without a strong military base.

Shah said on Wednesday that 54 rebels had been arrested so far, and 84 had surrendered in the states of Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and Maharashtra, as a result.