Rising Liberal conservative forces are seizing control of the party’s Victorian division, raising the prospect of inflamed tensions with some of their own MPs.

Young powerbroker Marcus Bastiaan emerged among the big winners of internal elections at the Liberal state council meeting at the weekend.

Liberal Party Victorian president Michael Kroger (right) with his protege Marcus Bastiaan. Credit:Facebook

Party insiders say Mr Bastiaan together with his ally the re-elected Victorian Liberal president, Michael Kroger, will control the majority of votes on the party’s influential administrative committee.

The results will give them far greater influence over the running of preselections for parliamentary candidates.