The emergence of real estate tycoon Donald Trump as Republican presidential nominee sounded the death-knell for the party establishment, Indian-American former Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has said.


"The GOP (Republican) establishment is done for. This race shows that," Jindal told MSNBC's "Meet the Press" yesterday. The 44-year-old was one of the 17 Republicans in the race to the White House, but dropped out as he was unable to gain any support.


"Voters are angry and frustrated and, in some part, the Republican Party deserves some of that frustration. Donald Trump should serve as a wake-up call," Jindal said.


A brokered convention to prevent Trump from becoming the presidential nominee would only further discredit party leadership, said Jindal, who has been one of the billionaire's most vocal critics. "When huge chunks of your base are telling you something, you have to listen to them. Let's let the voters speak," he said and opposed the idea of a 'brokered convention."