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{{Short description|Indian politician (died 2024)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = Member of the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| name = Narayan alias Bhulai Bhai
| constituency = Nebua-Naurangiya
| term_end = 1980
| term_start = 1974
| awards = [[Padma Shri]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| other_party = [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]
| birth_place = Pagar Chhapra, Kaptanganj, [[Kushinagar district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| death_place = Pagar Chhapra, Kaptanganj, [[Kushinagar district]] [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| death_date = 31 October 2024
}}

'''Narayan''' (died 31 October 2024) popularly known as '''Bhulai Bhai''' was an Indian politician who served as the Member of [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] from Nebua-Naurangiya Assembly constituency for two-terms, in 1974 and 1977.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-01 |title=Bhulai Bhai, BJP's oldest party worker, dies at 111 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bhulai-bhai-bjp-oldest-party-worker-dies-kushinagar-up-jana-sangh-mla-pm-modi-health-enquiry-2626183-2024-11-01 |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Livemint |date=2024-11-01 |title='Irreparable loss': Bhulai Bhai, BJP's oldest party worker passes away; PM Modi, Amit Shah condole demise {{!}} Today News |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/irreparable-loss-bhulai-bhai-bjps-oldest-party-worker-passes-away-pm-modi-amit-shah-condole-demise-11730470026240.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241107103122/https://www.livemint.com/news/india/irreparable-loss-bhulai-bhai-bjps-oldest-party-worker-passes-away-pm-modi-amit-shah-condole-demise-11730470026240.html |archive-date=7 November 2024 |access-date=2025-01-25 |work=mint |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> He was a member of [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]] and [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. He posthumously received the [[Padma Shri]] in 2025 under the Public Affairs category.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-25 |title=Padma Bhushan for Manohar Joshi, Sushil Modi; BJP's 'oldest worker' gets posthumous Padma Shri: Who got the awards for public affairs |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/padma-bhushan-manohar-joshi-sushil-modi-bjp-narayan-9799314/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-25 |title=बीजेपी के सबसे पुराने कार्यकर्ता को पद्मश्री, 111 साल की उम्र में हुआ था निधन |url=https://www.aajtak.in/india/news/story/bjp-oldest-worker-narayan-alias-bhulai-bhai-gets-padma-shri-ntc-rptc-2151396-2025-01-25 |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=आज तक |language=hi}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Bhulai Bhai was born as Narayan at Pagar Chhapra, [[Kaptanganj, India|Kaptanganj]] in [[Kushinagar district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=जब भुलई भाई ने दीनदयाल उपाध्याय के कहने पर अफसरी से दे दिया था इस्तीफा, कौन थे जनसंघ के 'पितामह' |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/uttar-pradesh/kushinagar/bhulai-bhai-had-resigned-on-the-advice-of-deen-dayal-upadhyaya/articleshow/114844390.cms |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=Navbharat Times |language=hi}}</ref>

== Career ==
He joined politics in 1967 after being influenced by the works of [[Deendayal Upadhyaya|Deen Dayal Upadhyay]] for [[Hindutva]]. He left his job as a education officer to join Bharatiya Jana Sangh.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-01 |title=कौन थे भुलई भाई, जिनके जाने का दुख पूरी भाजपा को, BJP बनने से पहले से रहा नाता |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/uttar-pradesh/kushinagar-who-was-bhulai-bhai-jansangh-leader-entire-bjp-leadership-sad-pm-modi-respected-him-a-lot-8807868.html |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=News18 हिंदी |language=hi}}</ref> He was elected first time to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Nebua-Naurangiya Assembly constituency in [[1974 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] on the symbol of Bharatiya Jana Sangh and again won the same constituency with same symbol in 1977 and held the office till 1980.<ref>{{Cite web |title=कौन हैं BJP के सबसे सीनियर वर्कर 106 साल के भुलई भाई जिनसे मिलने पहुंचे राजनाथ सिंह? |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/india/rajnath-meets-106-year-old-bhulai-bhai-senior-most-member-of-bjp/articleshow/87022547.cms |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=Navbharat Times |language=hi}}</ref> During [[The Emergency (India)|emergency]], he went to jail for some time.<ref name=":0" />

== Death ==
He died after a prolonged illness on 31 October 2024 at his residence in Kushinagar. His death was condoled by [[Narendra Modi]], [[Yogi Adityanath]], [[Amit Shah]] and other political figures.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-11-03 |title=BJP ex-MLA Bhulai Bhai passes away; CM expresses grief |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/bjp-veteran-bhulai-bhai-dies-at-111-cm-yogi-adityanath-mourns-loss/articleshow/114892576.cms |access-date=2025-01-25 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=कौन थे भुलई भाई, जिनके सामने BJP का हुआ जन्म, निधन पर PM मोदी, अमित शाह समेत पूरी भाजपा हो गई उदास |url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/who-was-bhulai-bhai-bjp-oldest-party-worker-dies-at-111/2496979 |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=Zee News Hindi |language=hi}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Public Affairs|state=collapsed}}

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[[Category:2024 deaths]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Jana Sangh politicians]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1974–1977]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1977–1980]]
[[Category:People from Kushinagar district]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in public affairs]]

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