Created by Ali Abbas Zafar, the nine-episode series tracks the story of political players in Delhi as they one-up each other through wit and wiles in the race to the ultimate seat. Samar Pratap Singh (Saif Ali Khan), in the lead, finds a steady contender in Anuradha Kishore (Kapadia), as well as student leader Shiva Shekhar (Mohd Zeeshan Ayub). But these frontline players are held up by those around them with schemes up their sleeves. Ayesha Pratap Singh (Dias) and Sana Mir (Kamra), partners of Samar and Shiva respectively, are instrumental to the way political progress charts upwards in Tandav.