In the wake of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) significant victory in the West Bengal assembly elections, a group of jobless teachers is expressing cautious optimism regarding their future employment. Their previous appointments were annulled by a 2025 Supreme Court ruling, which found widespread irregularities in the recruitment process conducted in 2016 under the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government. The affected teachers, numbering over 25,000, are now looking to the new administration for action on their long-standing demands for transparent appointments. Many of these teachers participated in protests, including a 1,300-day sit-in at the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Kolkata, advocating for their reinstatement. The Supreme Court's decision has ignited significant political discourse, with opposition parties accusing the TMC of corruption, while the former government claimed efforts were underway to rectify recruitment processes. As the new government takes office, the jobless teachers are hopeful that it will prioritize their issues and complete the recruitment processes initiated by the previous administration.