Bhullar had four birdies against three bogeys in his round, while Jeev Milkha Singh carded one-under 71 to be tied 21st and SSP Chowrasia, making one of his appearances in Europe since losing his card last year, shot three-over 75 and was 70th.
Jeev, a past winner in Austria, when the tournament was called by another name, has dropped from a career high world ranking of inside top-30 to a current ranking of 618.
He had three birdies in first four holes, but also dropped two bogeys on the front nine as he turned in one-under. On back nine he had one birdie and one bogey on 18th.
Lundberg, a winner of the Russian Open in 2005 and 2008, has had to come through Qualifying School in each of the last three seasons but fired a five under par 67 to join Adam Gee at the top of the leaderboard.
The Swede posted six birdies against a single bogey at Diamond Country Club, while Gee eagled the 13th hole before adding four gains including a tap-in birdie at the last.
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