Bobby Jindal's approval rating declines: survey

WASHINGTON: The approval rating of Indian- American Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, considered among the frontrunners for the Republican party's presidential nomination in the 2016 elections, has dropped significantly.

According to a survey from Democratic firm Public Policy Polling, only 37 per cent of the people in Louisiana surveyed for this poll approved the performance of 41-year-old influential Republican leader, while 57 per cent disapproved.

In the last poll carried out by Public Policy Polling in August 2010, Jindal had a approval rating of 58 per cent, while only 34 per cent disapproved.