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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Uday Narayan Rai
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| office = [[Bihar Legislative Assembly|Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 1980
| term_end = 1995
| predecessor = Babu Lal Shastri
| successor = [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]
| constituency = [[Raghopur, Vaishali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Raghopur]]
| birth_date = 1932
| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|08|25|1932|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[AIIMS Patna]], [[Patna]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]
| party = [[Janata Dal (United)]] (2020–2022)
| other_party = [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] (until 2020)
| occupation = [[Politician]]
| nickname = Bhola Babu, Bhola Rai
}}

'''Uday Narayan Rai''' (1932 – 25 August 2022), also known as '''Bhola Babu''' and '''Bhola Rai''',<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-14 |title=Bihar Assembly Election 2020: Tejashwi Yadav files nomination papers from Raghopur |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bihar-election/bihar-assembly-election-2020-tejashwi-yadav-to-file-nomination-papers-from-raghopur/story-jIIwnqtDN60Ho3SSNefdgP.html |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> was an Indian politician from the state of [[Bihar]]. He was a member of the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] from [[Raghopur, Vaishali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Raghopur]] and served as a state cabinet minister in the governments of [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]] and [[Rabri Devi]].

He was elected as the [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) three times in the Bihar Assembly elections of [[1980 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1980]], [[1985 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1985]], and [[1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1990]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/raghopur.html|title=Sitting and previous MLAs from Raghopur Assembly Constituency}}</ref>

Uday Narayan Rai began his political career with the [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] (RJD) and later joined the [[Janata Dal (United)]] (JDU).
Uday Narayan Rai passed away on 25 August 2022 at [[AIIMS Patna]], Bihar, at the age of 90. He was cremated with full state honors in Vaishali.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Uday Narayan Rai alias Bhola Rai was cremated with state honors |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/vaishali/hajipur/news/uday-narayan-rai-alias-bhola-rai-was-cremated-with-state-honors-130234954.html |website=Dainik Bhaskar |access-date=1 November 2025 |language=hi}}</ref>

==Political career==
Rai won the seat of Raghopur constituency for three consecutive terms in 1980,<ref>{{cite web |title=Raghopur Bihar Assembly Election 1980 – Latest News & Results |url=https://www.latestly.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/1980/raghopur/}}</ref> 1985<ref>{{cite web |title=Raghopur Bihar Assembly Election 1985 – Latest News & Results |url=https://www.latestly.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/1985/raghopur/}}</ref> and 1990.<ref>{{cite web |title=Raghopur Bihar Assembly Election 1990 – Latest News & Results |url=https://www.latestly.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/1990/raghopur/}}</ref> He vacated the seat upon the directive of [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]] in 1995 so that Lalu Prasad Yadav could contest from the constituency in the [[1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1995 election]]. He served as a cabinet minister{{Clarify|reason=Which ministry?|date=April 2022}} in the governments of Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=10 September 2020 |title=जिसने लालू यादव के लिए छोड़ दिया था राघोपुर सीट, अब तेजस्वी के खिलाफ फूंका बिगुल, पूर्व मंत्री उदय नारायण राय ने छोड़ी राजद |trans-title=Who had left Raghopur seat for Lalu Yadav, now blew a bugle against Tejashwi, former minister Uday Narayan Rai left RJD |url=https://www.jansatta.com/rajya/with-bihar-assembly-election-dates-coming-close-rjd-in-turmoil-as-senior-leader-uday-narayan-rai-close-aide-of-lalu-prasad-yadav-leaves-party-news-and-updates/1516694/ |access-date=21 April 2022 |website=[[Jansatta]]}}</ref>

In 2020, he quit [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] following not being nominated as a [[Member of Legislative Council]], and announced that he would support [[National Democratic Alliance]] (NDA) against [[Tejashwi Yadav]], the incumbent MLA of Raghopur.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2 November 2020 |title=Bihar polls 2020: In Raghopur, Tejashwi Yadav's CM prospects carry much weight |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/nov/02/bihar-polls-2020-in-raghopur-tejashwi-yadavs-cm-prospects-carry-much-weight-2218141.html |access-date=21 April 2022 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> In September 2020, he joined [[Janata Dal (United)]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 September 2020 |title=2 Cong MLAs, RJD, RLSP leaders join JD(U) ahead of Bihar Assembly polls |work=[[Business Standard India]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/elections/2-cong-mlas-rjd-rlsp-leaders-join-jd-u-ahead-of-bihar-assembly-polls-120091200026_1.html |access-date=21 April 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Bihar MLAs 1980–1985]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 1985–1990]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 1990–1995]]
[[Category:People from Vaishali district]]
[[Category:Rashtriya Janata Dal politicians]]
[[Category:Janata Dal politicians]]
[[Category:Janata Party politicians]]
[[Category:Lok Dal politicians]]
[[Category:Janata Party (Secular) politicians]]
[[Category:1932 births]]
[[Category:2022 deaths]]

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