Advani endorses Modi's view on compulsory voting
New Delhi: BJP leader L K Advani today appeared to be on the same page as Narendra Modi, a rarity since the acrimony over naming PM candidate, as he endorsed the Gujarat Chief Minister's view
The Election Commission has already said that this provision will be there in the forthcoming Assembly elections to five states.
In his blog, Advani has also praised former Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi for arguing through newspaper articles that India should have the negative vote option.
“The former CEC's articles also indicate that the Supreme Court's proposal is not really a rejection vote. It is essentially an abstention vote,” Advani said.
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