Lucknow, May 2 -- Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Saturday welcomed the Election Commission's decision to conduct repolling in parts of West Bengal, asserting that the process is proceeding peacefully and expressing confidence in a decisive outcome against the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC).

Speaking to reporters in Lucknow, Maurya said, "The Election Commission is conducting a re-poll. We welcome it. We're getting reports that voting is going on peacefully. On May 4th, Didi (WB CM Mamata Banerjee) will be gone. The more disturbed she looks and the more baseless accusations she's trying to make, the more it proves that the TMC is going to face a crushing defeat."

Repolling is underway in 15 booths across the...