Lok Sabha disruptions: The present NDA govt fared better than UPA-II

The most unproductive Lok Sabha session during the UPA-II government's tenure was also the budget session

The most number of disruptions in the Lok Sabha (lower house) in the history of India’s parliament occurred during the second term of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA). In this period (2009-2014), when the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was the main opposition party, 37% of the Lok Sabha’s scheduled work hours were lost to disruptions.

The current, 16th Lok Sabha with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in power, has seen the second highest (16%) loss of working hours. Yet, it managed put in 20% more productive hours than the previous UPA-II government.

These findings come from the recent statement of