The modern Chanakya, Gangasagar in this case, quotes instead of talks more often than necessary. The reason behind Gangasagar's ambition is made deliberately obtuse. The shift between past and present are done cleverly with both the main characters moving forward in similar path. 
 Many characters die an untimely death by pure negligence to give them then space they deserve. Sometimes you just don't care why such a thing happened in the plot anyway. Sanghi tries hard to make each and every part of plot count which adds to complications and provides necessary plot twists at the right moment. 
 I preferred reading olden times compared to modern one because contemporary politics is more complicated than what Sanghi makes it to be. 
 Sanghi follows a specific pattern in writing and that style is repeated in his latest novel.