Bobby Jindal to run for Congress

Failure hasn't deterred Bobby Jindal one bit. Despite an unsuccessful bid for governorship, Jindal says he will now run for Congress.

Fellow Republican David Vitter holds the US House of Representatives seat that Jindal is eyeing. Vitter is running for Senate hoping to succeed Democrat Senator John Breaux.

Vitter endorsed Jindal's candidature during a press conference on Thursday. After the endorsement Jindal told his cheering supporters: "When God closes one door, he opens another. I understand there's a job opening here."

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The 32-year-old Jindal, a former health care adviser to President George Bush, lost the election for the governor of Louisiana to Democrat Kathleen Blanco, who got 52 per cent of the vote to his 48 per cent.

Jindal recently announced that he was moving his family from Baton Rouge to Kenner in the 1st Congressional District. The district, a Republican stronghold, covers much of suburban New Orleans.

If Jindal wins, he would be only the second Indian-American to serve in Congress. Dalip Singh Saund was a California congressman from 1957 to 1963.

Agencies