Sonali Raut is the new captain in Bigg Boss 8

Praneet’s eviction from the house leaves the housemates without a captain and Bigg Boss calls for elections once again. Choosing a captain in the house has surely become a volatile matter as it leads to disagreements and outbursts. Praneet chose Sonali as the contender for captaincy upon his departure. However, Bigg Boss makes it clear that even if Sonali wins the captainship, she will not get the immunity that the captains are known to enjoy.

Later in the morning, Bigg Boss announces that the other contestant to face-off against Sonali has to be selected by the housemates through a unanimous decision. After much deliberation, the housemates finally decide on Gautam. Gautam’s selection, though a surprise comes as a strategy because he already has immunity from the next nomination owing to last week’s task and the contestants feel that giving immunity to an additional housemate will not be in their best interest and will instead increase their chances of being evicted from the show.

In a twist of events, Bigg Boss announces that the captain for the week will be elected through a secret ballot box. They have to convince the housemates why they would make the best captain. However, all the contestants including Gautam vote for Sonali, making the so-called ‘Laziest Member’ of the Bigg Boss house the captain for the very first time.

Next come the nominations. The contestants are told to apply black paint on the pictures of two contestants that they would like to nominate for the week. captain Sonali is given an additional advantage – to choose the one person whom the other contestants have not selected that she would like to put up for eviction! Who will she pick?