Prashant Bose, an Indian politician and senior Politburo member of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), died on April 3, 2026.
Known by the nom de guerre Kishan, or Kishan da, he was also identified by the aliases Nirbhay Mukherjee, Kajal and Mahesh. Bose was the party’s No.
2 figure, in charge of Bihar and Jharkhand and head of its Eastern Regional Bureau. A Bengali Maoist leader and party intellectual, he joined the Naxalite movement as a trade union activist in 1967 and remained active in left-wing politics in India.
Prashant Bose (1943 or 1944 – 3 April 2026), commonly known by his nom de guerre Kishan or Kishan da was an Indian politician who was a senior Politburo member of the Communist Party of India (Maoist). He previously used the aliases Nirbhay Mukherjee, Kajal, Kishan-da and Mahesh. Kishan, the MCCI chief was No. 2 in the CPI (Maoist). He was in charge of Bihar and Jharkhand and headed the party’s Eastern Regional Bureau. Bose, a Bengali Maoist leader, was also a known intellectual of the party. He joined in Naxalite movements as a trade union activist in 1967 and continued to play a key role in left-wing politics in India.