Washington: Bobby Jindal,an Indian American member of the US House of Representatives, plans to runagain for governor of Louisianastate in a bid to become the first person of Indian origin to get the position. 

The 35-year-old Republican, whose parents came from India's Punjabstate, said Monday he will try to unseat Democratic Governor Kathleen Blanco  who defeated him in 2003  in elections next November. A recent pollshowed Jindal leading Blanco seeking re-election.
 

"Our state, our communities, and our families have beenthrough some very tough times. There is clearly a hunger for a new approach togoverning," Jindal said in a message posted on his website to announce hisplans.
 

Jindal said he does not view this year's race as a retreadof the 2003 election because of the destruction wrought by the 2005 Katrina andRita hurricanes, which he said has given Louisiananew opportunities to correct old problems in education and health care.

Jindal's first political campaign for governor was fouryears ago when then-governor Mike Foster, a Republican who could not seekre-election because of term limits, pushed Jindal for the job.
 

He then made a successful bid for the House ofRepresentatives from Louisiana's1st District. Jindal won his second term in November 2006 by a majority ofnearly 90 percent.

However, he will not kick off his campaign until the summer,Jindal said, "Politics has a way of impeding progress, and Louisiana cannot affordto lose another second".

He also wanted to avoid DC-style politics with mudslinging,and instead focus on solving the problems that the state faces.
 

"Noting that he had a lot of work left to do representing Louisiana in Washington"before he hit the campaign trail, "Jindal said.
 

 "I haveimportant efforts underway in Congress and must continue doing all I can tofocus the federal government on helping the people of Louisiana," he said.