Soon thereafter, however, the political rivalry between Bodoo and Soliin Danzan intensified when Danzan lost his seat as party leader to a relative of Bodoo's.
The victory of revolution of 1921 soon led to strife within the party as various factions jockeyed for power, particularly between Soliin Danzan and Prime Minister Bodoo.
Aligning himself with the leftist faction of the party early on, Sambuu supported the purges and executions of both Dogsomyn Bodoo in 1922 and party leader Soliin Danzan in 1924.