Advani endorses Modi's view on compulsory voting

Advani, who had resisted Modi's elevation first as BJP's Campaign Committee Chief and later as the Prime Ministerial candidate, gave credit to the Gujarat Chief Minister for making the first move in this direction.  

“The only state in India which has on its own initiative moved in this direction (compulsory voting) is Gujarat.  

“Under Narendra Modi its Assembly has twice legislated for compulsory voting but the Bill has not received the assent of the Governor, or even of New Delhi,” Advani said.  

He pointed out that 31 countries in the world have compulsory voting but only a dozen of them actually enforce it by having deterrent provisions for citizens who fail to vote without any justified reason.