Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj has won its first MLC seat as a political party, defeating a Congress veteran in Darbhanga. But in Patna, its candidate, backed by Mokama strongman Anant Singh, lost to. Prashant Kishor won a seat the BJP had held since 1995. Now he must win people who will not be looking at his face on the ballot. In the quiet rooms where teachers and graduates count.