In fact, the government of Deve Gowda, India's prime minister, is doing at least as well as its Congress predecessor did.

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The previous prime minister, Deve Gowda, was accused by his political foes of selectively targeting them with police investigations.

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Deve Gowda, the current prime minister, is a politician from the southern state of Karnataka with no such emotional ties.

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One reason is that he feels Deve Gowda, the prime minister, is using police investigations and the threat of prosecution to cow top Congress leaders into submission.

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Deve Gowda, who heads the United Front minority coalition, has been trying to woo Congress dissidents to achieve a majority in Parliament.

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Deve Gowda, who managed to persuade many Kashmiri leaders to enter the electoral fray.

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Deve Gowda, a former chief minister of southern Karnataka state, became premier at the head of a 13-party coalition -- considered the first genuinely federal government in the country.

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