Thiruvananthapuram: Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, who has been posted to Bihar, will leave Kerala for Delhi on Sunday. 

Arif Mohammed Khan will depart from Thiruvananthapuram for Kochi at 12 noon on Sunday. From Kochi, he will return to Delhi at 3:20 pm.

The new Governor, Rajendra Arlekar, is expected to arrive in Kerala on January 1. He is likely to take the oath of office and assume his responsibilities on January 2.

Arif Muhammed Khan, who has served as the Governor of Kerala, has now been appointed as Governor of Bihar. This change marks a shift in the leadership at Kerala's Raj Bhavan, with Rajendra Arlekar now set to oversee the state's administration.