A clash broke out in the ward convention of Sarlahi Congress in a ward-level general convention of Nepali Congress at Gadhiya Dumariya. The party members from two factions of the Nepali Congress faced off at Balara municipality-9 in Sarlahi on November 28. The face-off was between the group including Congress leader and Minister of Women, Children and Elderly of province 2, Birendra Kumar Singh, and another faction. 

Nine persons were injured in the clash. The condition of two of the injured is critical. According to the District Police Office, Sarlahi, nine persons including a polling officer, Inspector of Police Suresh Thakur, Deputy Inspector of Police Arun Kumar Yadav, two police constables and three police personnel and a local were injured. Police had to fire at the air to take control of the situation. The convention has been temporarily called off after the clash.