A day after speculations that he urged the Congress high command to make him the Deputy Chief Minister or Speaker, Energy Minister Dr Nitin Raut denied any such talks took place in New Delhi, on Tuesday.

"I had gone to Delhi to invite Sonia ji and Rahul ji for my son Kunal's wedding, which is scheduled to take place later this month in Nagpur. I didn't say a word about the subject the people are talking about and a section of the media reported," Dr Raut told mid-day on Wednesday.