The correct answer is (a) Phoolan Devi.
Eklavya Sena was a political party in India founded by Phoolan Devi in 1996. The party was formed to represent the interests of the Dalit community, and it contested the 1996 Indian general election. The party won two seats in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament.
Phoolan Devi was a controversial figure. She was born into a poor family of Dalits, and she was married off at a young age to an older man. She was abused by her husband and in-laws, and she eventually ran away from home. She became a bandit, and she was known as the “Bandit Queen”. She was eventually captured and spent 11 years in prison.
After her release from prison, Phoolan Devi entered politics. She was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1996, and she served as a member of Parliament until her assassination in 2001.
Ram Vilas Paswan was a Dalit politician who served as the Minister of Railways from 2004 to 2009. He was the founder of the Lok Janshakti Party, and he served as the party’s president from 1994 until his death in 2020.
Sharad Yadav was a politician who served as the President of the Janata Dal (United) from 2001 to 2004. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, from 1996 to 2018.
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