Belagavi, Oct. 27 -- Karnataka DK Shivakumar on Tuesday said the state government and sugarcane farmers had moved close to an agreement following extensive discussions involving farmer leaders, legislators, ministers, sugar factory representatives and government officials over the sugarcane pricing issue.

Addressing the media in Belagavi, Shivakumar said the discussions began at 11 am and continued until 12.30 am, with representatives from across the state participating in the talks. He said around 70 MLAs and MPs, nine ministers and officials from the Finance Department and other departments were also involved in the discussions.

"All my ministerial colleagues and farmer leaders have been engaged in lengthy discussions since 11 a.m. th...