On Saturday, the Election Commission of India (ECI) assured the Supreme Court that it would comply with its circular regarding the appointment of vote counting supervisors for the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal. The court, consisting of Justices PS Narasimha and Joymalya Bagchi, was hearing a plea from the ruling All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) challenging the decision to deploy only central government employees as counting supervisors. The ECI's counsel confirmed that the vote counting on May 4 would include a state government nominee, leading the Supreme Court to refrain from issuing any orders on the AITC's appeal against a Calcutta High Court ruling. The high court had previously ruled that the ECI has the authority to appoint counting supervisors from either the state or central government, stating that there was no illegality in the ECI's decision. The AITC retains the option to file petitions contesting the results if it believes central government employees may favor candidates from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).