A key powerbroker behind the Victorian Liberals' right faction, Mormon elder Ivan Stratov, was not even a proper party member when he won a coveted spot on its administrative committee earlier this year.

Days after the federal government's leadership debacle, factional tensions have reignited in the state branch after a motion was quietly passed on Friday night to ratify Dr Stratov's membership retrospectively.

Senior Liberty Party official, Mormon and HIV doctor Ivan Stratov. Credit:Youtube

Dr Stratov – who once made headlines after blaming ungodly love for HIV – is part of a group of religious conservatives centred on controversial powerbroker Marcus Bastiaan and Deakin MP Michael Sukkar, a key plotter in last week's insurgency against Malcolm Turnbull.

But the belated move to validate his membership comes four months after it was alleged the HIV specialist did not get the necessary approval to join the Liberals after he ran as a Family First candidate at the state election in 2010.