Members of Victorian Labor's socialist left faction have been in secret discussions with the right about a potential leadership spill against Premier Jacinta Allan, News Corp newspapers reported on Thursday.
The premier, who has the lowest approval rating of any state leader in the nation at minus 37, said she was not focused on "anonymous gossip" from a "few scallywags out there that might need a bit of a cuddle".
Ms Allan said she was confident she would survive as premier until Victorians head to the polls in November.
"I've got great support from my strong and united Labor team," the Bendigo East MP told reporters on Thursday.
A move to oust Ms Allan as leader has no chance of success without some support from the socialist left faction, which she is a member of and holds a majority within the Labor caucus.
Transport Infrastructure Minister Gabrielle Williams, who hails from the same faction, is viewed as a possible replacement.
She denied knowledge of any discussions behind the scenes to install her as leader or that she was "doing the numbers".
"It's idle gossip and we pay no attention to it," Ms Williams said.
"I could not be any clearer: my support is with the Premier of Victoria, Jacinta Allan."
Deputy Premier Ben Carroll, a senior member of Labor's right, denied he was plotting a tilt for the top job and categorically said Ms Allan would lead Labor to the next election.
"Yes, of course," he said.
"We're all working hard to make sure that our united team defeats the Liberal opposition."
Police Minister Anthony Carbines said the premier always had his backing, while Treasurer Jaclyn Symes said the caucus was solid.
Environment Minister Steve Dimopoulos dismissed the speculation as "absolute rubbish" and said he had no concerns about Ms Allan's leadership.
"She is impeccable," he said.
"She is the most experienced amongst us all."
Victorian Labor has not changed its leader this close to an election since March 1999, when John Brumby resigned following mounting pressure.
Steve Bracks was picked as his replacement and led the party to an "unwinnable" election victory later that year, with Ms Allan among Labor newcomers to be elected for the first time.
A RedBridge Group/Accent Research poll published earlier in March showed Labor's primary vote had dived to 25 per cent.
But with support for One Nation climbing to 24 per cent, the coalition still faces an uphill battle to form government with a similarly poor primary vote of 28 per cent.
The coalition needs to net at least 16 seats to return to power after 12 years of Labor rule.
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