Kamalnayan Bajaj


Kamalnayan Bajaj was an Indian businessman and politician.

Biography

Early life and education

He was the elder son of Jamnalal Bajaj. He was born on 23 January 1915. He consolidated the Bajaj Group after inheriting it from his uncle in 1954. He completed his education from Cambridge University in England.

Business career

He diversified the interests of the Bajaj Group into the manufacture of scooters; three-wheelers; and cement, alloy casting and electrical equipment.
Kamalnayan Bajaj had three children, Rahul Bajaj, Suman Jain and Shishir Bajaj. Rahul Bajaj is his eldest son.

Political career

He was elected to Lok Sabha three times from Wardha from 1957–1971. He lost in 1971 after he had joined the Congress in 1969 with his friend Morarji Desai.

Death

He died at the age of 57 on 1 May 1972.