'The height of irony is that Bobby Jindal will always be known as the first Indian-American Governor, the second Indian-American Congressman and the first Indian-American Presidential candidate, regardless of his claim to be just American. Given the situation in the US, no one will be able to erase his identity in relation to his origin.'
With 3,942 or the 3,967 precincts reporting after the polls closed at 8 pm on October 20, Jindal had received a massive 685,555 votes or 53.69 percent, which put him over the top of the magic 50 percentile that precludes a November run-off and automatically makes him the next governor of this Cajun state
The first Indian-American US Congressman in 46 years, in an exclusive interview with rediff.com
Jindal, 44, was replaced by John Bel Edwards of the Democratic Party, who was won the elections last November.
Louisiana's Republican Governor-elect, Piyush 'Bobby' Jindal, has broken his silence over the murders of the two Indian graduate students on the Louisiana State University campus in Baton Rouge last week, and said he hopes the perpetrators of this horrific crime will be brought to justice soon.
After becoming the first ever Indian American to be elected Governor last year, Jindal has been given a speaking slot at the Republican National Convention at prime time, making him the first Indian American to speak at the political convention of a major party.Republican party sources told rediff.com that while it is unlikely that Jindal will be McCain's vice presidential nominee, he nonetheless remains "a strong voice on behalf of Senator McCain."
The Hurricane Dolly plummeting the Texas coast thwarted a high-profile event of Republican presidential candidate John McCain, who was to fly to an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico and meet Indian-American Governor of Louisiana Bobby Jindal, being seen as a possible running mate.Media analysts said the event -- at which McCain was to raise the issue of offshore oil drilling and technology that made it safe -- was aimed at stealing some thunder from his Democratic rival Obama.
Indian-American Republican presidential aspirant Bobby Jindal once again found himself at the butt of jokes after he invited questions on Twitter which attracted a barrage of tweets with people asking bizarre questions, poking fun at him.
"I just have a fundamental disagreement with this package. When it was originally proposed, it was talked about as target tax cuts as well as infrastructure investment," said Jindal. He has even turned down $ 100 million of federal money saying he would have to permanently change the state law for this temporary benefit. Jindal also accused Obama of not having a bi-partisan approach on the stimulus bill.
In 2003, Jindal, a Republican, ran and won from the 1st District after the incumbent Congressman David Vitter vacated the seat to run for the Senate. Sangisetty, an attorney, is running from the nearby 3rd District in the surrounding area of New Orleans, as the Democratic incumbent Charlie Melancon is leaving to challenge Senator Vitter in the Senate race.
Jindal has been against the idea of doubling legislators' salaries. But he baulked at the notion of vetoing the legislation, leading to a campaign to recall him.During his gubernatorial campaign last year, Jindal pledged to prohibit an immediate legislative pay raise. He has until July 8 to veto the bill, or it will become a law.Tempers have been rising in the state ever since law makers, during the recent legislative session, raised their annual base salary.
Bobby Jindal, the Indian American Governor of Louisiana, may become the first person from the community to occupy the US President's office, feels a former White House aide.
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal told Fox News on Wednesday he will not run for vice president on the Republican ticket
A charitable foundation headed by Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's wife Supriya Jindal, has accepted around USD 790,000 from nine companies that funded the election campaign of her husband, a Washington-based non-partisan watch dog has said.
Indian-American Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has escaped unhurt after a large rental truck sideswiped his SUV while he was returning home from his son's football game in Baton Rouge.
Top Republican leader and current Governor of Louisiana Bobby Jindal is planning to run for president in 2016, a top United States Senator from his home state has said.
As voters in Louisiana begin going to the polls on October 20 to cast their ballot in this Cajun State's gubernatorial primary, front-runner Congressman Piyush 'Bobby'Jindal stands on the verge of creating history by becoming the first even Indian American governor. The most recent polls have shown that Jindal has the support of nearly 50 per cent of the electorate.
He promised a "New Louisiana" that will be a magnet for the dreamers, the risk-takers, the adventurers, the leaders of America's new economy, Jindal said immediately after being sworn in as Louisiana's 55th governor.
Indian-origin Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal took the oath of office for his second term before hundreds of people, with a focus on education and a pledge not to rest on the accomplishments of his first four years. "I Bobby Jindal do solemnly swear that I will support the constitution and laws of the United States and the constitution and laws of this state," Jindal said as State Supreme Court Justice Catherine Kimball administered the oath on Monday.
The next general election for state legislators is scheduled for October 2011 and those elected will take office in January 2012. The pay raise had infuriated voters, leading some to file 'recall petitions' against the governor and two of his top allies in the Legislature.
The first Indian-origin governor of the United States, Bobby Jindal, has taken some bold decisions in an attempt to turn the fortunes of his state of Louisiana around.
Louisiana's Indian-American governor Bobby Jindal has trashed Barack Obama, saying the US President was the "most liberal and incompetent president since Jimmy Carter".
India-born Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has criticised United States President Barack Obama for being not connected to ground realities in his latest book.
Indian American Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has a good chance of being selected as vice-presidential running mate of Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, a media report has said.
Indian-American Bobby Jindal on Wednesday night announced his candidature for the 2016 US presidential elections, making him the 13th Republican aspirant to target the White House in this election cycle.
With Mitt Romney on his three-nation tour, Indian-American Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, one of his top possible running mates for November polls, is leading the Republican campaign against United States President Barack Obama in battleground states, where he slammed the incumbent's economic policies.
With Mitt Romney on his three-nation tour, Indian-American Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, one of his top possible running mates for November polls, is leading the Republican campaign against United States President Barack Obama in battleground states, where he slammed the incumbent's economic policies.
Indian-American Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has for the first time acknowledged that he is considering a 2016 presidential run and will make a decision on it after the November Congressional polls.
Indian-American Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has rejected Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's claim that President Barack Obama won November 6 elections with "gifts" to voters and asked his party colleagues to "stop being the stupid party."
His mentor may go up against Jindal.
When asked about recent rhetoric from top Republican leaders including the former Vice President, Dick Cheney, who in a CNN interview had alleged that Obama is making US unsafe, Jindal said: 'Democrat or Republican, we should all agree that our current President and our former President would obviously want to do everything they could to keep us safe. I don't think we should question President Obama's patriotism or his intentions.'
Bobby Jindal, Indian American Louisiana Governor and a rising star in the Republican party, is laying the groundwork for a likely presidential run in 2016 and taking up higher-profile initiatives with the national audience in mind, a media report said Monday.
Two-term Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, the first ever Indian-American to be elected as a state Governor, is among the shortlisted candidates for Trump's Cabinet, according to a media report.
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