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HASSAN: JD(S) supremo and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda claimed former chief minister Siddaramaiah , a one-time protégé turned foe, will ensure that the JD(S)-Congress coalition government will complete five years in power.“Siddaramaiah has assured me that the (HD) Kumaraswamy-led government will complete its full term,” Gowda said. It is (BS) Yeddyurappa who must behave in a manner that behooves that of an opposition leader. “In Karanataka too, they (BJP leaders) seem to be adopting the same tactics to form the government.”Siddaramaiah insisted the coalition government in Karnataka is stable and there is no danger to its survival. “Siddaramaiah and I are good friends. But, owing to a few differences, he joined the Congress.”Seeking to underplay the squabbles within the Congress, which briefly threatened the existence of the state government, the former PM said, “Congress has a history of more than 130 years, and knows how to solve its problems..