Israeli Shas party chief Aryeh Deri said his party will not join any government under Benjamin Netanyahu unless he accepted his conditions, Radio Israel reported.
Shas has however been using several means to reach out to their potential voters in the Knesset elections in which Netanhyahu's party Likud has won.
Shas’s results were seen as a significant achievement for the embattled Deri, despite dropping four seats from its last Knesset representation, especially in light of Yishai’s party failure.
Prime Minister's right-wing party wins surprise victory, sweeping past rival Zionist Union, Israeli media reported.
Netanyahu's Likud party captured at least 29 seats in Parliament, sweeping past the rival Zionist Union alliance, which won 24 seats, according to Yediot Ahronot newspaper on Wednesday.