Bigg Boss 17 winner is Munawar Faruqui: HT readers give their verdict
Munawar Faruqui is now leading the Hindustan Times Twitter poll on choosing the Bigg Boss 17 winner, by a wide margin.
It's still sometime to go before host Salman Khan announces the winner of Bigg Boss 17 but the HT Twitter poll may offer some hint at who could lift the trophy. Hindustan Times readers have voted to crown Munawar Faruqui as the winner of the latest season. (Also read: Bigg Boss 17 finale live updates: Ankita Lokhande, Abhishek Kumar among frontrunners for trophy)
Who could win?
The verdict changed massively through the day as Munawar beat Ankita Lokhande with 61% votes. Ankita got 19.8% votes and Abhishek got 12.4% votes.
The poll took a blunt turn since Sunday morning when Ankita got 48% votes and she was followed by Munawar Faruqui in the second position with 28% votes. Abhishek Kumar came in third with 14% votes and Mannara Chopra took the fourth spot with 9.8% votes. The fifth finalist is Arun Mashettey.
Is Munawar going to lead?
Other polls on Twitter by different Bigg Boss fanpages paint a similar picture with Munawar also as a leading contestant. While he began strong on the show, his confidence took a hit when he was revealed to have two-timed on exes Nazila and Ayesha. The latter even entered the Bigg Boss house and exposed him. Sunday also marks his birthday and fans are still hoping that he would take the trophy home. If he does, this will be his second reality show win after Lock Upp.
Ankita's journey
Ankita entered the Bigg Boss house with her husband Vicky Jain. They stayed in headlines throughout the season due to their constant fighting on the show. She threw slippers at him, he almost slapped her on camera. Later, his mother entered the show as guest and caused more chaos with her comments in the media against Ankita.
Abhishek the underdog?
Abhishek is also a controversial contestant this season. He was joined on the show by his ex-girlfriend Isha Malviya, who had accused him of getting abusive with her, during the premiere of the show. Abhishek, however, gained sympathy from audience overtime, despite his frequent violent outbursts. He even slapped Isha's current boyfriend and wildcard entry Samarth Jurel on the show once.
The finale will premiere from 6pm on Sunday, January 28 on Colors and Jio Cinema.
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