You cannot escape voting in Gujarat anymore as the state government has decided to implement a law to force its citizens to vote or face punishment. Criticised by activists, the law will make voting compulsory in municipal and panchayat elections later this year. A senior state government official said,Chief minister Anandiben Patel decided to go ahead with it in the local body elections. She felt that there was no point sitting over it after the assembly passed the law and the governor has given his nod.