By a significant margin, Ankita Lokhande is in the lead in the Hindustan Times Twitter poll about the Bigg Boss 17 winner.
Bigg Boss 17 presenter Salman Khan has a while to go before revealing the winner, but readers of Hindustan Times have taken to Twitter to vote Ankita Lokhande as the winner of the most recent season.
Which candidate has the greatest chance of winning? Ankita received 48% of the vote, followed by Munawar Faruqui (28%), Abhishek Kumar (14%), Mannara Chopra (9.8%), and Arun Mashettey (5th).
Is Munawar going to lead? While he started the show strong, his confidence suffered when it was revealed that he had two-timed on exes Nazila and Ayesha, the latter of whom even entered the Bigg Boss house and exposed him. This Sunday is also Munawar's birthday, and fans are still holding out hope that he would win the trophy—if he does, it will be his second reality show victory after Lock Upp.
Ankita's journey: Ankita and her husband Vicky Jain entered the Bigg Boss house together, and their constant fighting on the show—she threw slippers at him, he nearly slapped her on camera—kept them in the headlines throughout the season. Later, Ankita's mother entered the show as a guest and furthered the chaos by making remarks about Ankita in the media.
Abhishek: the underdog? Abhishek is another contentious contestant this season. During the show is premiere, he was joined by his ex-girlfriend Isha Malviya, who had accused him of being abusive with her. Despite his frequent violent outbursts—he even once slapped Isha's current boyfriend, wildcard entry Samarth Jurel—Abhishek managed to win over the audience's sympathy.