As the polls closed on election day 2021, Channel 12 News released an exit poll showing the Likud winning 31 seats, becoming the largest party in the Knesset by a wide margin.

The poll found the Likud winning 31 seats, Yesh Atid 18, Shas nine, Yamina, Yisrael Beyteinu, Blue and White, Religious Zionism, Labor and United Torah Judaism seven each, and Meretz six seats.

If the exit poll is accurate, then Benjamin Netanyahu will be able to form a coalition of 61 MKs if Yamina joins him.

Channel 12 exit poll shows Netanyahu needing Yamina to get majority

Exit poll results from Channel 12 news show Likud head Benjamin Netanyahu needing Yamina to reach 61 seats, but the numbers are far from decisive.

The channel gives a tentative pro Netanyahu bloc 53 seats, and an anti-Netanyahu bloc 59 spots, and Yamina, which can swing either way, eight seats.

The results are as follows:

Likud – 31
Yesh Atid – 18
New Hope – 6
Joint List – 9
Yamina – 8
Yisrael Beytenu – 6
Shas – 9
UTJ – 6
Labor – 7
Meretz – 6
Religious Zionism – 7
Ra’am – 0
Blue and White – 7

Channel 11 exit poll: Pro-Netanyahu camp on 54 seats; Yamina could lift it to 61

The exit poll from Channel 11 (Kan), published as polling stations close, predicts the parties will score as follows:

Likud: 31 seats
Yesh Atid: 18
Shas: 9
Joint List: 8
United Torah Judaism: 7
Yamina: 7
Religious Zionism: 7
Blue and White: 7
Labor: 7
Yisrael Beytenu: 7
Meretz: 6
New Hope: 6

Channel 13 exit poll: Netanyahu could clinch 61 seats, with Yamina

Channel 13’s exit poll is as follows:

Likud: 33
Yesh Atid: 16
Joint List: 8
Yisrael Beytenu: 8
Shas: 8
Blue and White: 8
Labor: 7
Yamina: 7
United Torah Judaism: 7
Meretz: 7
Religious Zionism: 6
New Hope: 5
Ra’am:0

The poll indicates Netanyahu could form a government if Yamina joins him, giving him the coveted 61 seats.

Pro-Netanyahu bloc: 54
Anti-Netanyahu bloc: 59
Yamina: 7

Source: TOI