Washington: Louisiana's Indian-American governor Bobby Jindal says he is still "thinking and praying" about a 2016 presidential run, and his decison would come after the Nov 4 Congressional election and "sometime after the holiday."

But with some potential competitors deferring until spring 2015, Jindal could be one of the first Republicans out of the gate, influential Politico news site said after his appearance Monday at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank.