Rahul Gandhi with least attendance in Parliament

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Janata Dal leader Kumaraswamy, UP CM Akhilesh Yadav, and BJP's Navjyot Singh Sidhu are among those who barely attended Parliament in the third year of the 15th Lok Sabha. While Mr Gandhi was present in the Lok Sabha on 24 days out of the 85 sittings it had between May 2011 and May 2012, Mr Yadav fared slightly better by remaining present on 31 days. Mr Sidhu and Mr Kumaraswamy, former Karnataka Chief Minister, attended the Lok Sabha on 16 days. Congress leader Suresh Kalmadi was present for 30 days and former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda attended 25 sittings of the Lok Sabha. UPA chairperson and Congress president Sonia Gandhi attended the House for 34 days out of a total of 85 days. She was also out of the country for treatment of an undisclosed illness. Nirmal Khatri, PL Punia, JP Agarwal, LK Advani, M Thambidurai were having cent per cent attendance.