“I had my Left leanings right from the beginning. I believe in the Left ideology,” he says, rubbishing the perception that he also had links with the BJP and the RSS.

“I come from the creamy layer. I come from that 2 per cent population for whom India shining is always true, be there a Leftist government or a Rightist government. But I have a firm belief that Leftist ways can rid the country of its problems,” says the son of well-known industrialist B P Bajoria.

“Consider the subsidy issue, for instance,” he explains. “Why should there be a move to do away with all subsidies? Even developed countries have subsidy for farmers for different sections. We are still a poor country, so why not us?” says Bajoria.

When Bose was on a fund-raising mission for an NGO he runs for educating the underprevileged, Bajoria threw a party. “It was actually a very small gathering of about 20-odd people. Every year Bimanda normally goes to the United States for fund-raising during the Bengali festival. This time he was in UK and I threw a party. Bimanda was the sole speaker,”says Bajoria.