NEW ORLEANS, LA - MAY 29: Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks during the 2014 Republican Leadership Conference on May 29, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Members of the Republican Party are scheduled to speak at the 2014 Republican Leadership Conference, which hosts 1,500 delegates from across the country through May 31st. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal isn't about to throw away his presidential ambitions just because his Republican colleagues might run, too.

Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney stirred up 2016 speculation on Tuesday when he told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt that he doesn't have plans to make another bid for president, but that "circumstances can change."

When Jindal appeared on Hewitt's show Wednesday night, the radio host asked whether a decision by Romney or Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) to seek the GOP nomination in 2016 would affect his own decision to run. Jindal told Hewitt that he thinks "as many people" as want to run should run and that the pool of other candidates shouldn't necessarily determine anybody's decision.

"I think our party’s got a deep bench, and so I wouldn’t, I wouldn’t stay out of the race simply because I had friends running," the Louisiana governor said. "I imagine that regardless of what decision I make, I will have multiple friends running. I think that’s a good thing."

Jindal, who initially backed Perry in the 2012 electoral cycle before throwing his support behind Romney, told Hewitt that he has a soft spot for governors pursuing the party's nomination for president.

"We’ve got some great governors. I am biased towards governors," Jindal said. "I will tell you that and I’ve been saying that. I said that in ’12 and I said that in ’08. I like governors. I think they’ve got proven experience with balanced budgets. They’ve made executive decisions."

Romney aimed to deflate any talk of his making a repeat bid for the GOP nomination on Tuesday, saying he thinks another member of the party would have a better chance in the general election.