Jess Wilson could soon head Victoria's Liberals after the current leader was told he'd lost support. Photo: Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS

Victorian Liberals could appoint their first female leader as the beleaguered party eyes the next state election.

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Less than a year after Brad Battin was chosen to head the party, the opposition leader could face a partyroom spill as soon as Tuesday morning with a challenged expected from Kew MP Jess Wilson, a former staffer to ex-federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg.

Mr Battin was visited by a delegation of Liberal MPs who told him he had lost partyroom s

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