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Jindal becomes 1st Indian American Louisiana Governor |
New York, Oct 21: US Conservative Republican congressman Bobby Jindal was Sunday elected Governor of Louisiana, becoming the nation’s first Indian-American to hold the State’s top post.
andnbsp;The youngest Governor, when he takes office in January, will also be the state’s first non-white Governor since a Reconstruction-era figure briefly held the office 130 years ago.
andnbsp;Jindal, the 36-year-old son of Indian immigrants, defeated three main challengers
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