Bigg Boss Kannada 13: Lakshmi Gowda Evicted After Activity-Room Phone Call Twist

NOWLIVO Television | October 26, 2026 | Kannada edition.

Bigg Boss Kannada Season 13 has lost wildcard contestant Lakshmi Gowda after a weekend eviction staged around an activity-room telephone call. The result was reported on October 25 by both the Times of India and TV9 Kannada. Lakshmi had entered through the Agnipareeksha route and was among three housemates brought into the final danger sequence before learning that her stay had ended.

The exit is a new result, not another account of Soundarya Shetty’s earlier captaincy achievement. It changes the contestant field and closes Lakshmi’s comparatively short wildcard run. The phone-call format also made the reveal unusually visual: rather than hearing a conventional announcement in the main living area, the endangered contestants were directed to a separate room to receive their outcome.

Lakshmi, Sonika and Kumari reached the final stage

According to the late Times of India report, Lakshmi was in the bottom three with Sonika and Kumari. The three were sent to an activity room and instructed to answer a phone. A woman’s voice on the call would tell each contestant whether she was safe or leaving the house. Lakshmi received the elimination message, ending her participation in the season.

The published account does not provide certified vote percentages for the three or a complete numerical ranking. The result should therefore be reported as Lakshmi’s eviction rather than as a claim about how far behind the other two she finished. The unusual method of delivering the news does not change the fact that the programme treated it as an elimination.

A surprise for the wildcard contestant

The report describes Lakshmi as surprised by the outcome. She had believed that she was performing well enough to continue, making the result particularly difficult to anticipate from her own perspective. Her reported reaction is a personal assessment, not evidence that the vote was irregular or that the production team had promised her more time.

Wildcards face a distinctive challenge in a reality competition. They enter after some relationships, routines and rivalries are already established. Even when a newcomer attracts attention quickly, that visibility does not guarantee protection in the next public vote. Lakshmi’s exit demonstrates the immediate consequences of entering a crowded game later than its original contestants, without proving why any individual viewer voted as they did.

The Agnipareeksha route gave her entry significance

Lakshmi had joined the main programme through Agnipareeksha, the companion competition designed to offer commoners a route into the Bigg Boss house. The Times of India report notes that she became the first female contestant from that route to reach its top four. Host Kiccha Sudeep had also recognized her progress. Those details help explain why her short run drew attention: she was not introduced solely as an anonymous late arrival but as someone who had already advanced through a separate selection process.

That earlier achievement remains part of her television journey even though she has now left the main competition. It should not be confused with a Bigg Boss Season 13 finalist position or a guarantee of immunity. Success in the entry process and survival in the house are separate competitive stages with different consequences.

Two reports support the new outcome

TV9 Kannada’s October 25 evening coverage also identifies Lakshmi as the wildcard contestant eliminated in the latest Sunday round. Its account says the exit followed the public-vote process. The Times of India adds the specific activity-room call and the identities of the other two endangered housemates. The reports therefore support the same central outcome while offering different levels of detail.

That overlap is useful because early eviction spoilers can sometimes name contestants before the broadcaster’s announcement. Here, both dated reports concern the completed weekend result. NOWLIVO is not importing claims about exact voting totals from fan accounts or treating an online prediction as the official reason for the departure.

The next round begins without Lakshmi

Her exit leaves the remaining housemates to compete in the next sequence of tasks and nominations. Sonika and Kumari survived this particular elimination sequence, but that does not automatically establish safety for a future week. Their status after the call is limited to the result reported for this weekend.

The previous NOWLIVO Kannada article focused on Soundarya Shetty winning captaincy and receiving the Uttama medal. The new story is about Lakshmi’s removal from the game. A captaincy honour and a wildcard elimination can occur close together in the same season, yet they answer different reader questions and should not be collapsed into a repetitive roundup.

What is established after the weekend

The reported outcome is Lakshmi Gowda’s eviction from Bigg Boss Kannada 13 on October 25. Sonika and Kumari were the other two contestants in the activity-room danger sequence, and the result was communicated by phone. Lakshmi’s Agnipareeksha background adds context to the exit, while exact vote counts and any unreported backstage conversations remain unknown.

The next verified news will come from Lakshmi’s own public comments, a new nomination result or a change to the remaining contestant lineup. None of those future developments is being presented as already completed.

Sources

Reporting consulted: Times of India, October 25, 23:06 IST; TV9 Kannada, October 25, 22:45 IST.

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