[8][5][3][2] By 1742, he bought Orissa under his control with the help of Mir Habib, formerly in the service of Alivardi Khan, and captured the neighborhood of Calcutta and Hughli.

[4] The Bhonsle Maratha armies passed through Chhattisgarh on their way to invade the Odia kingdoms in eastern India.

The raja made no effort to defend his kingdom and waited till Bhaskar Pant reached his capital.

At this point, one of the Ranis (queen) named Laxmi hoisted a white flag on the ramparts of the fort.

[12] Alivardi Khan invited Bhaskar and other Maratha leaders to entertainment at Mankara, near Katwa[13] in a large tent.

[14][15] The Bargi dacoits led by Bhaskar Pant into Bengal caused so much destruction that lullabies were composed in which mothers would use the fear of a Maratha raid to get their children to go to sleep.

These poems are popular amongst Bengalis even today, one traditional song translated is as follows: When the children fall asleep, silence sets in, the Bargis come to our lands Bulbuls have eaten the grains, how shall I pay the nawabs tax demands?