The Tribune. SP’s Lal Bihari Yadav retained the Varanasi Teachers’ seat, while sitting SP MLC Ashutosh Sinha has defeated BJP candidate Kedarnath Singh in the Varanasi Graduates’. BJP wins 13 of 28 Legislative Council seats, declining from 18, losing Varanasi, Nagpur, and Patna strongholds. Samajwadi Party gains in UP, while.