Raghavji expelled from party after allegations of sexually harassing domestic help, says state BJP chief

The Madhya Pradesh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party today expelled senior party leader Raghavji, state BJP chief Narendra Singh Tomar said. Raghavji has been accused by his domestic help of sexual harassment.

Raghavji, 79, had quit as the state's finance minister after the allegations. He was allegedly asked to quit by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

Raghavji had been Finance Minister for nine years.

Sources close to him say that he feels the case against him is politically motivated and that the man who has accused him of sexual exploitation worked part-time for him, occasionally massaged the minister's arms and legs, and had quit a month ago.