Fourth list announced; Atishi, local leaders sharpen campaign focus on welfare initiatives, grassroots connect
PANAJI
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday released its fourth list of candidates for the upcoming Zilla Panchayat (ZP) elections, taking the total number of nominees declared by the party to 34.
The latest list includes five names: Keshav Kambli (Torxem), Chhaya Naik (Latambarcem), Raj Gaonkar (Karapur Saravan), Pragati Sandeep Pednekar (Reis Magos), and Minu Govind Gawde (Curti).
With this, AAP has covered a wide spread of constituencies across North and South Goa.
Simultaneously, the party intensified its campaign preparations by holding back‑to‑back strategy meetings with candidates in North and South Goa.
The first meeting was conducted in Velim with South Goa candidates on Thursday, followed by a session in Panaji with North Goa candidates on Friday. Both meetings focused on micro‑level booth preparedness, campaign discipline, and effective voter outreach. Candidates were invited to share their ground experiences, after which senior leaders addressed their concerns and laid out collective strategies.
The meetings were attended by AAP Goa in‑charge Atishi, State convenor Amit Palekar, MLAs Venzy Viegas and Cruz Silva, Working Presidents Valmiki Naik and Gerson Gomes, General Secretary Shrikrishna Parab, Senior Vice President Prashant Naik, and other senior leaders.
Palekar said the party’s early announcement of candidates and campaign launch had given AAP a “tremendous head start.”
He claimed that in many constituencies, candidates had already completed 100 per cent door‑to‑door coverage which is the advantage of sincerity, planning, and discipline.
Viegas launched a sharp attack on the BJP government, alleging failure on every front.
“The failure of the BJP government is visible everywhere, and people will surely convey that message through these ZP polls,” Viegas said.
Silva highlighted AAP’s welfare initiatives saying the party’s politics is fundamentally different. “While other parties rely on money and muscle power, AAP has reached more than 20,000 families across Goa through free health camps -- without being in power,” Silva said.
The party leadership underlined its focus on disciplined campaigning, meaningful voter interaction, adherence to the Model Code of Conduct, and showcasing AAP’s public welfare initiatives.
