Tel Aviv  - The ruling Kadima party of Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni could narrowly win Tuesday's elections in Israel, exit polls by Israel's leading television channels predicted.

The centrist Kadima can count on some 29 mandates, against around 27 for the hardline Likud of opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu, according to an exit poll by Channel 2.

Two other exit polls by Channel 10 and the state-run Channel 1 both predicted 30 seats for Kadima and 28 for the Likud.

The two seat-lead however is narrow and could be within the margin of error. (dpa)