Bigg Boss 18 grand finale shocker! Rajat Dalal NOT the winner, out from top 2

In a shocking twist, Rajat Dalal has been evicted from Salman Khan-hosted Bigg Boss 18. He was touted to be the winner, at least according to the early trends. Despite Elvish Yadav's efforts (read bribery) to help him win the trophy, Rajat was out so close to the very moment every finalist waits for - top 2 with Salman Khan at the grand finale stage. This leaves Vivian Dsena and Karan Veer Mehra competing for the trophy. Here's what we know so far...

Not winner, Rajat Dalal evicted from Bigg Boss 18 top 2

Rajat Dalal, who was touted to be the winner of Bigg Boss 18 over early voting trends (whopping 41% in comparison to other contestants), is out from the winners' race. He got out right before top 2 would go to the Bigg Boss 18 grand finale stage with Salman Khan. Rajat's eviction comes as a big shocker given the trends. This also means that Elvish Yadav, who went out of his way to support Rajat, did not get to see his friend win the show.

Also read: Bigg Boss 18 winner prediction: Rajat Dalal likely to pick up the trophy on Salman Khan's show, but Vivian Dsena in tough competition

Avinash Mishra evicted too

Avinash Mishra was out of top 3 race. This was, in a sense, expected as per voting trends (he got 6%). He got out after Chum Darang was announced out of the race (she had got 5% votes).

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Vivian Dsena vs Karan Veer Mehra for Bigg Boss 18 trophy

Both popular TV actors and nemesis of Bigg Boss 18, Vivian Dsena and Karan Veer Mehra are competing for Bigg Boss 18 trophy. They get on the stage with Salman Khan and one of them will be the winner. Among them, Vivian was leading in terms of votes, but one can never be sure till a winner is actually announced.

Bigg Boss 18 is available for streaming on JioCinema via OTTplay Premium. The show, hosted by Salman Khan, is at its grand finale, which commenced on January 19 at 9.30 pm.