MJ Akbar is the only journalist among the newly inducted ministers, but he has been among the least active parliamentarians, according to data released by Parliamentary Research Services this evening. The number of debates he has participated in is 3, with only one person scoring lower than him, Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi, LS member from Bijapur. The no. of questions he asked in two years is zero, and the no. of private member’s bills moved, none. But may be entering the council of ministers will fire him up.