Imagine you're part of an election team, and you're trying to count votes fairly. Now, imagine your team has both state and central government employees working together. You might assume that the central government employees would somehow be biased against the state government, but that's not necessarily true.

The Trinamool Congress, led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, recently challenged the Election Commission's decision to appoint central government employees as counting supervisors and assistants in the upcoming West Bengal assembly election. They claimed that the central government employees would be biased against them, but the Supreme Court didn't buy it.

In court, senior lawyer Kapil Sibal, representing the Trinamool Congress, argued that a circular issued by the Election Commission shows that there's been apprehension from various quarters regarding discrepancies in the counting process. However, Justice Joymalya Bagchi replied that it doesn't matter whether the counting supervisors are central government nominees or not – it's up to the subjective satisfaction of the Election Commission.

Justice Bagchi also pointed out that the Election Commission has the authority to choose from any pool of government employees, including central and state government employees. This means that the Trinamool Congress can't just assume that central government employees would be biased against them.

The Supreme Court's decision is a major blow to the Trinamool Congress, and it's likely to impact the upcoming West Bengal assembly election. Counting is scheduled to take place on Monday, and it's unclear how the Trinamool Congress will respond to the court's decision.