PATNA, Oct. 29 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won two of the four seats it contested in the Bihar Legislative Council elections on Wednesday and was leading in a third, even as it lost its 30-year stronghold in the Patna Teachers' constituency. Its National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ally, the Janata Dal (United), retained Patna Graduates' but lost the other three seats it contested. The Congress, which contested five seats, failed to open its tally, dealing a blow to the grand old party. The BJP won the Tirhut Teachers' and Kosi Graduates' seats, while counting was underway in Darbhanga Graduates' constituency at 9.45pm. BJP candidate Sarvesh Kumar was leading with 16,115 votes against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) nominee Anil Kumar Jha's 14,615. Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) candidate Mohammad Imtiyaz was third with 10,227 votes. The biggest setback for the BJP was the defeat of veteran MLC Nawal Kishore Yadav, who had won Patna Teachers' five consecutive times. He lost to RJD candidate Sanjeev Kumar. BJP rebel Rahul Raj won Saran Teachers' as an Independent, defeating JD(U)'s Anand Pushkar. JSP candidate Suresh Prasad Rai defeated sitting Congress MLC Madan Mohan Jha in Darbhanga Teachers' seat. The JD(U)'s Neeraj Kumar retained Patna Graduates', defeating RJD candidate Dilip Kumar despite dissent within his party. Mokama MLA Anant Kumar Singh had campaigned against Neeraj and backed the JSP's Anuj Singh, prompting the JD(U) to suspend him for six years. "Dhanbal aur bahubal hara hai. Karyakartabal aur janbal ki jeet hui hai (Money and muscle power have lost; the strength of party workers and public support has won)," Neeraj said....