<p>Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal announced on Wednesday he was running for the US presidency in 2016, giving himself a mountain to climb from the bottom of a full pack of Republican candidates. <br /><br /></p>.<p>“My name is Bobby Jindal and I am running for President of the US,” said Jindal, who became the first person of Indian-American orifin to run for US president, on his website. <br /><br />Jindal, 44, is scheduled to appear later on Wednesday in the New Orleans suburb of Kenner to formally announce his decision. <br /><br />Once seen as a rising Republican star, Jindal has struggled with a fiscal crisis and a slump in popularity in his home state and usually ranks near the bottom in polls of Republicans seeking the nomination for the November 2016 presidential election.<br /><br />Jindal joins 12 other Republicans in the race, including former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. Others, including Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, are expected to join soon. </p>
<p>Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal announced on Wednesday he was running for the US presidency in 2016, giving himself a mountain to climb from the bottom of a full pack of Republican candidates. <br /><br /></p>.<p>“My name is Bobby Jindal and I am running for President of the US,” said Jindal, who became the first person of Indian-American orifin to run for US president, on his website. <br /><br />Jindal, 44, is scheduled to appear later on Wednesday in the New Orleans suburb of Kenner to formally announce his decision. <br /><br />Once seen as a rising Republican star, Jindal has struggled with a fiscal crisis and a slump in popularity in his home state and usually ranks near the bottom in polls of Republicans seeking the nomination for the November 2016 presidential election.<br /><br />Jindal joins 12 other Republicans in the race, including former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. Others, including Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, are expected to join soon. </p>