But the rumours have all been quelled Rajya Sabha member Rajiv Shukla who said that the actor has no intention to stand for elections.
"All these are rumours. Such reports are baseless. It is true that Shah Rukh is close to Congress and the Gandhi family but that does not mean that he would enter politics," Shukla told reporters on the sidelines of a function here.
"He will focus on films and no one from Congress has approached him for the elections," Shukla said, adding that Shah Rukh has not evinced any interest in the Congress ticket.
