THE 27th West Bengal State Conference of CPI(M) was held from February 22- 25, at Dankuni in Hooghly district. The conference began with CPI(M) veteran leader Biman Basu hoisting the Party's flag, followed by Prakash Karat, Polit Bureau member and coordinator of the Central Committee, and other leaders paying homage at the martyr's column. Polit Bureau members Manik Sarkar, Brinda Karat, Surya Mishra, M A Baby, Tapan Sen, Ashok Dhawale, Nilotpal Basu, and Ramchandra Dom were also present.