Career
He was fondly known as the “gold man” in the Pune district because of his habit of sporting gold jewellery. Wanjale entered politics as a sarpanch of Ahire village and went on to become an Modern Language Association in 2009 representing the Khadakwasla constituency. Before joining the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, he was with the Congress and served as Deputy Chairman of the Haveli Panchayat Committee.
He was the only MNS Modern Language Association from Pune.