The correct option is C Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh
The 1980s saw the rise of political organisation of the Dalits. Parties like Bahujan Samaj Party took a stand in favour of political power to the ‘bahujan’ – the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the OBCs, and the minorities.
The Bahujan Samaj Party began as a small party supported largely by Dalit voters in Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh.