The principal figures of the Nijo faction were FUJIWARA no Tsunemune (Emperor Nijo's uncle) and FUJIWARA no Korekata (Nijo's foster brother, meaning they were both essentially raised by the same wet nurse), one of the controllers at the Records Office, and with the continued financial backing and aid of Bifukumonin, they worked to limit Goshirakawa's political activities.
二条親政派は藤原経宗（二条天皇の伯父）・藤原惟方（二条天皇の乳兄弟、記録所の弁官の一人）が中心となり、美福門院の支援を背景に後白河の政治活動を抑圧する。