Despite Bigg Boss 18 nominations, Rajat Dalal continues being a fan-favourite on Salman Khan's show

Rajat Dalal was the only person nominated for evictions on Bigg Boss 18 this week who is safe. Both Shruthika Arjun and Chaahat Pandey are out, and there might be a reason why Rajat is still in the house - he is still fan-favourite, according to a list unveiled by Ormax Media. Right from the start of the show to the end, Rajat has almost always maintained the top rank among the most-loved contestants on Salman Khan's show. One week before the grand finale, he still remains the most loved. Here's the whole list...

Rajat Dalal most loved Bigg Boss 18 contestant, courtesy Vivian Dsena's goof-up?

You could call it luck, but fans are liking Rajat Dalal more than Vivian Dsena. This verdict comes after Vivian gave up his title of first finalist to donate it to Chum Darang (she did not take it either, owing to which there's no finalist in the house at this point). Thus, like always, Rajat Dalal remains the most loved (despite being nominated for evictions this week), beating Vivian to the race.

Karan Veer Mehra joins the club ahead of the finale

Even if Chum Darang has portrayed herself as the stronger contestant, not her but Karan Veer Mehra got a spot on the list. He is the third most-loved contestant this week. Interestingly, this happens at a time when Chum was being lauded for how she played the Ticket to Finale task. Nonetheless, Karan is the third most loved Bigg Boss 18 contestant of the week.

Shilpa Shirodkar beats Avinash Mishra

A huge part of Bigg Boss 18 has been revolving around the bonding Shilpa Shirodkar has with Vivian Dsena and Karan Veer Mehra. Thus, it probably is no surprise to see her in top 5 of this list. She beat Avinash Mishra to become the fourth most loved Bigg Boss 18 contestant. With it, Eisha Singh is also out of the list.

Note: The list is of most popular contestants of the week and does not necessarily determine the top 5 who will make it to Bigg Boss 18 grand finale. The coming week would determine who those contestants would be.

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