 The fact that the Komfarband merged with RCP(b) in March 1921 weakened the case for the formation of a Jewish Comintern section and sparked a debate on RCP(b)-EKP merger within the party.In 1922 the party merged into the Russian Communist Party (bolsheviks) and many of its members became involved in the Yevsektsiya.The EKP occupied a strong position in Baku after the arrival of the 11th Soviet Red Army.