India, Oct. 29 -- Israel's Central Elections Committee (CEC) has counted close to 91% of the votes and the ruling party Likud remains in the lead. Meanwhile, Arab parties are open to joining the Gadi Eisenkot-led coalition. Currently, no party has reached the 61 seat Knesset majority that's needed to form the government.

Netanyahu's Bloc Maintains Lead in 53 Seats

According to the latest update from Israel's Central Elections Committee, the ruling party Likud, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has emerged as the frontrunner with 26 seats while the coalition as a whole has 53 seats.

The Jewish led opposition bloc is a close second with 48 seats. Arab parties Ra'am and the Joint List have garnered 12 and 7 seats respectively. In t...