that Shiv was defeated by the very person he supported the most (a repeat of Manu-Manveer scenario). Had he any inkling of what might transpire, he'd have been more careful instead of directing all his energy & efforts towards setting narratives for Priyanka, who he considered his only competitor.
Had Priyanka won, her victory would have been negated by Shiv himself, entire Mandali and the Mandali supporters/influencers by terming it a Colors-face win. Even though Sajid, Abdu and Nimrit really wanted Shiv to win, they cannot speak out against another Mandali member's victory.
So, while Priyanka won a lot of praise from Salman and her supporters even after coming on 3rd place; none of her non-supporters can gloat or claim, in all honesty, that the most deserving person won because everyone knows how much Stan's contribution in BB16 actually was!
Had Abdu not left voluntarily, it would have been interesting to see who amongst Stan or Abdu would have won. In all probability, if Shiv wouldn't have received Abdu & Sumbul's fandoms' votes; he might have been in the 4th place...