Mao Zedong's Great Leap Forward policies resulted in which outcome?

"b. Mao's political influence declined, as his policies had resulted in mass starvation" would be the best option from the list, but it should be noted that it took a while for Mao's influence to face, while the starvations happened immediately.

Answer: Mao's political influence declined, as his policies had resulted in mass starvation.