India, Oct. 28 -- The Bihar Legislative Council elections for eight seats boosted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which won two seats on Wednesday - Tirhut Teachers' and Kosi Graduates' and was leading in Darbhanga Graduates' - even as it lost its 30-year stronghold in the Patna Teachers' constituency out of the four seats it contested.

Counting was still on in Darbhanga Graduates' constituency, with Sarvesh Kumar of the BJP securing 16,115 votes, leading over Anil Kumar Jha (14,615 votes) of the RJD till the filing of this report at 9:45 pm on Wednesday. RJD candidate Anil Kumar Jha was in second place, followed by Mohammad Imtiyaz of the Jan Suraaj party, with 10,227 votes. Tension prevailed at the counting centre during the counting...