India, Oct. 29 -- With 90 per cent of the votes counted 9pm local time on Wednesday, no clear winner has emerged in the widely watched Israeli elections. According to the Israeli Central Elections Committee, the ruling coalition of Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party was poised to bag 53 seats in the 120-seat Knesset, and the Opposition, led by Gadi Eisenkot, had 48 seats based on the interim results.

While there is no clear winner in sight, the two Arab parties - the Joint List and Ra'am - and their possible role in the new government are under the spotlight.

As per the election committee, the Arab parties could secure up to 19 seats - meaning whichever bloc they join, that coalition will form the next government.

The Joint List is a pol...