bˈædʒædʒ wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd æz ðə pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə kənfˌɛdɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌv ˈɪndiən ˈɪndʌstɹi sˌiːˌaɪˈaɪ twˈaɪs, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd.
Bajaj was elected as the president of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) twice, in 1979–1980 and 1999–2000.