India, Aug. 8 -- The arrest of the BJP's former general secretary and north Maharashtra convenor Vijay Chaudhari for allegedly using objectionable language against former BJP MP Heena Gavit has exposed fissures within the saffron party.

Chaudhari was arrested late on Thursday night under sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, based on a complaint from Gavit, who belongs to a tribal community.

In one of the audio clips of Chaudhari's purported conversations with other BJP leaders, which have surfaced on social media platforms over the past month, he is heard using foul language against Gavit and referring to her caste, in violation of the Scheduled Caste and Schedul...