'I am a fan of Kapil Sibal. He speaks well and convinces the members with his argument,' she said.

Kerala Congress MP Jose K. Mani thinks the most important business of parliament is legislation.

'I am thinking of how best I can contribute in (discussion on) important legislation,' said Jose, the lone member of the party. He represents Kottayam in the Lok Sabha.

'Pranab Mukherjee, Jairam Ramesh and Sharad Yadav were very impressive,' said Jose.

According to VCK leader from Tamil Nadu Thol Thirumaavalavan, he saw unity among MPs on the basis of regional interest when it related to the development of their states, except among those from Tamil Nadu.

'MPs from all states cutting across party lines get united in the house when it comes to the development of their state. I saw it among the MPs from Bihar and even from West Bengal where the Marxists and Trinamool Congress are fighting each other.

'But I couldn't see such unity among the Tamil Nadu MPs. They are even divided over issues like displaced Sri Lankan Tamils and the Mullaiperiyar dam,' said Thirumaavalavan, who represents Chidambaram constituency.

'Performance of the three Yadav leaders, Lalu Prasad, Mulayam Singh Yadav and Sharad Yadav was very impressive. Advani and the Marxist MPs also played a very constructive role in the house,' Thirumaavalavan said.

Newly-elected Samajwadi Party MP Ghansyam Anuragi said he was able to successfully present the sufferings of the people of Bundelkhand before the house.

'Now the entire country knows about the sufferings of the people of Bundelkhand. It is a drought-hit area. People are suffering very much. I will again try to bring to the notice of the house the sufferings of the people of the region,' said Anuragi, who represents Jalaun constituency in Uttar Pradesh.

(T.G. Biju can be contacted at biju.t@ians.in)