Complex sentence: The party had a social democrat ideology, initially was an offshoot of the Transcaucasia-based Social Democratic Party, it severed direct ties with Baku and dropped "Socialist" from the name in deference to the conservative public.
Split into simpler sentences: The party had a social democrat ideology, initially was an offshoot of the Transcaucasia-based Social Democratic Party. It severed direct ties with Baku and dropped "Socialist" from the name in deference to the conservative public.