Senior Congress officials said Kharge would get in touch with Akhilesh Yadav following the election.

At a public gathering on Monday in Madhya Pradesh, which is set to hold elections, Mr. Yadav referred to the Congress as a “chalu party”—a crafty party.

A top Congress leader stated on Tuesday in New Delhi that the Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav’s daily jabs at the Congress will not derail the INDIA alliance and that Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge will get in touch with Mr. Yadav after the elections in five States are concluded.

At a public gathering on Monday in Madhya Pradesh, which is set to hold elections, Mr. Yadav referred to the Congress as a “chalu party”—a clever party. His outburst against the Congress started when the SP did not receive the five seats it had requested. “While Mr. Yadav is droning on about the five seats he missed, elections are taking place in five states. It’s severe and unfair at the same time,” a top Congressman declared.