The correct answer is: c) The Nepali majority population.
The Sikkim State Congress was a political party in Sikkim, India. It was founded in 1947 by Kazi Lhendup Dorji and other Nepali leaders. The party’s main goal was to achieve self-rule for Sikkim. The party was initially supported by the Nepali majority population, but it later lost support to the Sikkim National Congress. The Sikkim State Congress was dissolved in 1975.
The Lepcha and Bhutia communities are indigenous peoples of Sikkim. They are not Nepali. The Chogyal was the hereditary ruler of Sikkim. He was supported by the British, who ruled India at the time. The British officials in Sikkim were also not Nepali.
The Nepali majority population of Sikkim was the main support base of the Sikkim State Congress. The party was founded by Nepali leaders and its main goal was to achieve self-rule for Sikkim. The party’s support base declined in the 1970s, and it was dissolved in 1975.