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The CPM has traditionally been strong in Araku, Gajuwaka (industrial zone) and tribal pockets in North Andhra, Rao added.CPI state assistant secretary JV Satyanarayana Murthy said the CPI may contest from Paderu (ST reserved), Visakha West and Payakaraopeta (SC reserved) assembly segments. “We are also planning to contest from S Kota and Vizianagaram and Srikakulam and Palasa, besides contesting from the Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha seat,” Murthy further said. CPI has a strong base in Paderu tribal pocket and in the industrial belt of Payakaraopeta, he added. Left party leaders met Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan on Tuesday.Speaking to TOI, CPM state secretariat member Ch Narasinga Rao said the party is likely to contest from Araku (ST reserved) and Gajuwaka assembly segments in Visakhapatnam district and from Kurupam (ST reserved) assembly constituency in Vizianagaram district and Palakonda (ST reserved) and Etcherla assembly constituencies in Srikakulam district besides contesting from Araku (ST reserved) Lok Sabha constituency. Visakhapatnam: The traditional left parties , CPI and CPM are chalking out plans to contest 12 assembly segments and two Lok Sabha seats in north Andhra Pradesh, comprising Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts in alliance with Jana Sena in the upcoming electionsThe left parties have joined hands with Jana Sena in a bid to defeat the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and YSR Congress (YSRC) in the state.The left parties and Jana Sena have not finalised the terms of their electoral alliance yet.The parties are likely to make an official announcement about seat sharing in a couple of days..