<h1>Waqf bill debate resulted in unprecedented extended sittings and highlighted concentrated, episodic parliamentary scrutiny.</h1> The Rajya Sabha held an unprecedented seventeen hour continuous debate on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, with the Lok Sabha also engaging in extended consideration; this concentrated scrutiny led both Houses to sit well beyond scheduled hours during the Budget Session. PRS data show overall parliamentary patterns of extended sittings, episodic marathon debates, brief ratification of President's Rule in Manipur, low oral answers to starred questions, limited discussion of budgeted expenditure, and a low number of bills passed in the lower House's first year.