Section 2(2)(b) in The Chhattisgarh Municipalities Act, 1961
(b)the term of the Municipal Committees, Municipal Councils and the Municipal Boards shall, notwithstanding the expiration of their terms, be deemed to extend to and expire with, the day immediately preceding the date appointed under sub-section (2) of Section 55 for the first meeting of the Councils constituted under the Act for the first time in their respective places;