EDIT: I wanted to name the title "TejRan, Umar, and the power of influence"
It is so interesting that TejRan have started looking super negative since Umar's exit from the show. In fact, when Teja and Umar started having a tiff, already by then the general public opinion had tipped against Teja's favor. The cute/innocent image went for a toss around then. At least general audiences were looking at Karan as a smart/logical guy but with a bad temper, aggression problem, etc. Now he is looking like a total dumb loser with his logics like calling Pratik's mom stupid because he called Teja stupid.
Quite an interesting insight into human psychology. Everyone in and outside the house this season (including Pratik, Simba, and his other rivals) have said that jo bhi ho, Umar was a positive presence in the house. He was always keeping the house buzzing joking around, asking for chai, going full-on in tasks, making mistakes, learning from them, etc. I don't know if TejRan were looking (relatively more) positive to us because we liked Umar more or if they genuinely were more positive because Umar rubbed his optimism onto them. But the difference is clear night and day now. They are clearly looking like the villains of the show. Even Pratik, who is known for being irrationally stubborn and kept the whole house annoyed during OTT is looking like a hero opposite them lol.
Umar's unfair exit may have helped them win the show, but it has certainly not helped their image...