Opinion | Advantage BJP, Test For Mamata: What Calcutta High Court’s SSC Order Means Amid High-Stakes Poll Season 

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee at a campaign rally for the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, in Siliguri on April 16. ( Image Source :PTI )

With the Calcutta High Court nullifying the 2016 appointment of over 23,000 teaching and non-teaching staff by the School Service Commission (SSC), West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) faces a formidable challenge. This decision, stemming from alleged irregularities in SSC examinations, has cast a shadow over the TMC’s governance amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. The division bench’s observation about a flawed recruitment process on the TMC’s watch is more