Kartik Sharma (66-67-70) produced a 70, a second straight bogey-free round, to close round three in tied sixth place at 13-under 203, four shots off the lead and thus continue as the best-placed Indian golfer.
German Philipp Katich and Englishman Alex Fitzpatrick shared the second spot with Bajaj after the first round of the second of two European Challenge Tour events in India.
‘OP’ as Chouhan is known, then came up with a fantastic rear-guard action by sinking long-distance birdie putts on the 14th, 16th, 17th and 18th to rise into contention.
