Sahai (also spelled as Sahay) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Krishna Ballabh Sahay, Chief Minister of Erstwhile Bihar Dinesh Nandan Sahay, Former IPS and Governor of Tripura and Chhattisgarh. Shyam Nandan Sahay, Indian landlord, educationist and legislator Subodh Kant Sahay, Indian politician and Former Minister of Tourism, Government of India Chandipat Sahay, Indian zamindar and politician Lala Hanumant Sahay, Indian freedom fighter Chaturbhuj Sahay (1883-1957), Indian mystic Acharya Shivpujan Sahay, Indian Hindi novelist, editor and prose writer Alankrita Sahai (born 1994), Indian model Amit Sahai (born 1974), American computer scientist Ganga Sahai, British Indian 19th-century Sanskrit scholar Raghunath Sahai Puri, Indian politician Ram Sahai (1895-?), Indian politician Sachchidanand Sahai (born 1941), Indian epigraphist Sanjiv N. Sahai (born 1961), Indian businessman Shashi Bhushan Sahai, Indian writer and police officer Sheetla Sahai (1932-2011), Indian politician Suman Sahai, Indian activist Vivek Sahai, Indian transportation and management expert Ram Sahai (tabla player), Founder of the Benares gharana