Karnataka Governor H. R. Bhardwaj will assume additional charge of Kerala Governor on January 16 as Kerala Governor M. O. H. Farook goes on leave.
The swearing in of Mr. Bhardwaj will take place at a function to be held at Raj Bhavan in the evening (5 pm). The Governor-designate will be officially received at the Thiruvananthapuram airport at 10.30 am, an official release said.