Bobby Jindal to run for Louisiana governorship

Washington, Nov 16 (UNI) Bobby Jindal, an Indian-American, intends to run for the governorship of his home state Louisiana.

''I have taken the first step towards another run for Governorship, reactivating the Friends of Bobby Jindal gubernatorial account. I want to run for Governor and will be working hard to see if I can build the support necessary to run a strong, successful campaign,'' he said in a statement.

In the Congressional election earlier this month, he retained his seat on a Republican ticket polling 88 per cent of the votes.

He ran for the office of Governor in 2003 but lost and later got elected to the US House of Representatives.

UNI XC MQA DB0928