If the incidence of disruptions is anything to go by, Parliament, especially the Lok Sabha, has functioned fairly smoothly in the last two sessions. In the winter session, the Lok Sabha functioned for nearly 100 per cent of its scheduled time. Though the Rajya Sabha was subject to disruptions in the winter session, it too had functioned for over 100 per cent of its scheduled time in the short Budget session in July. The numbers, however, hide important deficiencies. Two things stand out in the current context. First, Prime Minister Narendra Modi rarely speaks in Parliament. Second, there has been a flurry of ordinances by the government. Both, in different ways, speak to the reduced place of Parliament in India, though none of these are specific to the current dispensation. They have a somewhat longer history.