Bigg Boss 15: Tejasswi Prakash tastes victory, becomes 8th woman to win the show

New Delhi : Tejasswi Prakash has won the reality TV show Bigg Boss 15, hosted by Salman Khan.

She won the show by securing maximum votes against Karan Kundrra, Pratik Sehajpal and Shamita Shetty in the grand finale episode.

She has also become the eighth woman to win the show.

The name of the winner was announced by host of the show Salman Khan on Sunday night.

Mr Sehajpal was the first runner up, while Ms Prakash's actor-boyfriend Karan Kundra finished third.

Actor Shamita Shetty finished fourth while choreographer Nishant Bhat opted out of the finale race and took home ₹ 10 Lakh, finishing on the fifth spot.

The grand finale saw Bollywood star Deepika Padukone promote her upcoming film "Gehraiyaan" along with co-stars Ananya Pandey, Siddhant Chaturvedi and Dhairya Karwa.

The finale was also attended by former Bigg Boss winners including Gauahar Khan, Urvashi Dholakia, Gautam Gulati, Rubina Dilaik and Shweta Tiwari.

Among the highlights of the finale was "Bigg Boss" 13 finalist Shehnaaz Gill paying a tribute to her late partner Sidharth Shukla, who was the winner of the said season. Sidharth Shukla died last year.