Vijay Bahuguna, selected to be the next CM of the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand. He is the son of Late Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna who was a freedom fighter and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. His sister Rita Bahuguna is the Party President of Uttar Pradesh Congress.
Vijay Bahuguna is an advocate by profession. He did his bachelors Arts and then LLB from Allahabad University in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. He then started working as an advocate in the Allahabad High Court in Allahabad and later became a Judge. He also served as the vice chairman of the Uttarakhand Planning Commission.
He represented the Tehri Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency of Uttarakhand in the 14th Lok Sabha