PANAJI

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has intensified preparations for the upcoming Zilla Panchayat elections, rolling out a two-pronged campaign strategy that combines grassroots outreach with a novel initiative to let citizens draft their own manifestos.

The party had on Monday announced 14 candidates who have already begun door-to-door campaigns in their respective constituencies.

AAP leaders said in a press release on Wednesday that the response has been overwhelmingly positive, with people appreciating the party’s free health camps and issue-based campaigning, while voicing frustration over corruption and “Gundaraj” under the BJP government.

In Benaulim, the sitting ZP member who has been renominated, Joseph Pimenta, expressed confidence in his prospects, saying, “MLA Venzy Viegas and

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