New Delhi, Nov. 11 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi said "aadarniya adhyaksh ji" (respected Speaker) 618 times in the Lok Sabha over seven years. For Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, the most frequent phrase was "Speaker Sir," an analysis of parliamentary records shows.

The study by data platform visualized.in covers every Lok Sabha debate the two leaders spoke in between June 2019 and July 2026. It draws on official transcripts published on sansad.in.

Modi spoke about 1.25 lakh words across 24 debates. That is roughly two-and-a-half times the 49,000 words Gandhi spoke in 34 debates.

Nehru and Adani

After addressing the Speaker, Modi most often said "Nehru ji" (98 times), "for the first time" (57), "Viksit Bharat" (55) and "Babasaheb...