Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna

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Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna (b. April 25, 1919 in Bhugani, Pauri Garhwal District, Uttarakhand — d. Mar 17, 1989) was a Congress Party leader and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. After the Emergency he left the Congress with Babu Jagjivan Ram on February 2, 1977; together, they launched the Congress for Democracy and hastened the party’s downfall in the post-Emergency period. Later they joined the Janata coalition, and occupied posts in the Union cabinet under Morarji Desai in 1977.

Following Janata's collapse, Bahuguna returned to the Congress fold in 1980 and was made the party’s secretary-general, a post created for him; he, however, left the party again soon thereafter to join the Lok Dal. While a Brahmin, he was noted for his popularity among the Muslim communities of UP.

Uttaranchal's largest university, in Garhwal, is named for him.

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