After the Sahara Diaries investigation Natarajan resigned from the Congress Party on 30 January 2015. In a letter written to Sonia Gandhi, Jayanti Natarajan accused the party machinery, Rahul Gandhi in particular, of having worked towards a campaign to malign her and her reputation. She also believed, according to the letter, that she was being made a scapegoat for the economic policy paralysis observed in the UPA-II government.
After the Sahara Diaries scandal, Natarajan quit the Congress Party on 30 January 2015. In a letter to Sonia Gandhi, Jayanti Natarajan accused the party's inner workings and Rahul Gandhi specifically of orchestrating a smear campaign against her. She also believed, according to the letter, that she was being unfairly scapegoated for the economic failures of the UPA-II government.