India, Dec. 7 -- The BJP-led Mahayuti government is exhibiting a disturbing trend towards executive overreach amid shrinking debate and scrutiny from people's representatives.

This is one of the key findings from data compiled by agencies that review legislative business across states, such as PRS Legislative Research, Samarthan and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR); as well as data released by the Maharashtra legislature.

With the winter session beginning in Nagpur on Monday, HT takes stock of the performance of both Houses, based on this data.

Here's the surprise - although the Maharashtra legislature clocked more time in session than the national average in 2024, it failed to feature among the top five states in terms of sitt...