In preparation for the 2013 Knesset elections, the Tkuma faction of the National Union merged with The Jewish Home. Ya'akov Katz, chairman of the party, asked to be lower on the list of Tkuma members, and soon after resigned from politics. Hatikva and Eretz Yisrael Shelanu broke off, and merged to form Otzma LeYisrael. while Moledet and Tkuma are merging with The Jewish Home (HaBayit HaYehudi). In the elections held on 22 January 2013, The Jewish Home gained 9.1% of the vote, and twelve seats in the Knesset.