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.
Following the Sahara Diaries probe, Natarajan stepped down from the Congress Party on 30 January 2015. In a letter to Sonia Gandhi, Jayanti Natarajan alleged that party machinery and Rahul Gandhi in particular had conspired against her, aiming to tarnish her reputation. She also believed, as stated in the letter, that she was being unfairly blamed for the economic woes of the UPA-II government.