Raghavji (born 7 July 1934) is an Indian politician. He was a member of

Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha The Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha or the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Madhya Pradesh state in India. The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Bhopal, the capital of the state. It is housed in the ''Vidhan ...

from

Vidisha Vidisha (विदिशा, formerly known as Bhelsa and known as Besnagar in ancient times) is a city in central Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located 62.5 km northeast of the state capital, Bhopal. The name "Vidisha" is derived from th ...

. He had been a member of the

Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past ...

and the

Rajya Sabha The Rajya Sabha, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using si ...

. He served as a cabinet minister (finance minister) in the

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

ministry in

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

state until early July 2013. He resigned over allegations of sexually harassing domestic help on 5 July 2013. He was expelled from the BJP and later arrested from an apartment in Bhopal on 5 July 2013. Almost 10 years later, MP high court later quashed the FIR against him in June 2023.

References

External links

Profile (Hindi) on MP Vidhan Sabha website

Living people 1934 births Madhya Pradesh MLAs 2008–2013 Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Madhya Pradesh India MPs 1977–1979 India MPs 1989–1991 People from Vidisha Rajya Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh State cabinet ministers of Madhya Pradesh Lok Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh Janata Party politicians {{MadhyaPradesh-BJP-politician-stub