
This is the page and the  @(Html.Kendo().DatePicker().Name("datepicker")) does not work for me on this page.
But more importantly I am trying to get it to replace this datepicker
@Html.EditorFor(model => model.START_DATE, new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "datepicker" } })

Any help would be appreciated. Thank You 


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This is the Layout File
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>

    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=11,chrome=1">

    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">

    <title>@ViewBag.Title - XXX</title>

        @Styles.Render("~/Content/css")
        @Scripts.Render("~/bundles/modernizr")
        @Styles.Render("~/Content/style.css")
        @Scripts.Render("~/bundles/jquery")
        @Scripts.Render("~/bundles/bootstrap")
        @Styles.Render("~/Content/kendo/css") @*Telerik Stuff*@

        <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://kendo.cdn.telerik.com/2019.2.619/styles/kendo.common.min.css">
        <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://kendo.cdn.telerik.com/2019.2.619/styles/kendo.default.min.css">

        <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.3.min.js"></script>
        <script src="http://kendo.cdn.telerik.com/2019.2.619/js/jszip.min.js"></script>
        <script src="http://kendo.cdn.telerik.com/2019.2.619/js/kendo.all.min.js"></script>
        <script src="http://kendo.cdn.telerik.com/2019.2.619/js/kendo.aspnetmvc.min.js"></script>
    </head>

<body>
    <div class="navbar navbar-inverse navbar-fixed-top">

        <div class="container">


            <div class="navbar-header">
                <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-target=".navbar-collapse">

                    <span class="icon-bar"></span>
                    <span class="icon-bar"></span>
                    <span class="icon-bar"></span>
                </button>

                @Html.ActionLink("AVRIS | Agency Vehicle Request Information System", "Index", "VRS_REQUEST", new { area = "" }, new { @class = "navbar-brand" })

            </div>

            <div class="navbar-collapse collapse">
                <ul class="nav navbar-nav">

                    <li>@Html.ActionLink("XX| XX", "XX", "XX")</li>
                    <li>@Html.ActionLink("XXX", "XX", "XX")</li>
                    <li>@Html.ActionLink(XX | XXX", "XXX", "XX")</li>
                  

            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
    <div class="container body-content">
        @RenderBody()
        <hr />
        <footer>
            <label class="Label">
                &copy; @DateTime.Now.Year
                @ViewContext.Controller.GetType().Assembly.GetName().Version
                @File.GetCreationTime(ViewContext.Controller.GetType().Assembly.Location)
            </label>
            @Html.ActionLink(" |XXXX", "XXXX", "XXXX")
        </footer>
    </div>




    @RenderSection("scripts", required: false)
</body>
</html>




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This is the BundleConfig.cs File
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using System.Web;
using System.Web.Optimization;

namespace XXXX
{
    public class BundleConfig
    {
        // For more information on bundling, visit http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=301862
        public static void RegisterBundles(BundleCollection bundles)
        {
            bundles.Add(new ScriptBundle("~/bundles/jquery").Include(
                        "~/Scripts/jquery-{version}.js"));

            bundles.Add(new ScriptBundle("~/bundles/jqueryval").Include(
                        "~/Scripts/jquery.validate*"));

            // Use the development version of Modernizr to develop with and learn from. Then, when you're
            // ready for production, use the build tool at http://modernizr.com to pick only the tests you need.
            bundles.Add(new ScriptBundle("~/bundles/modernizr").Include(
                        "~/Scripts/modernizr-*"));

            bundles.Add(new ScriptBundle("~/bundles/bootstrap").Include(
                      "~/Scripts/bootstrap.js",
                      "~/Scripts/respond.js"));

            bundles.Add(new StyleBundle("~/Content/css").Include(
                      "~/Content/bootstrap.css",
                      "~/Content/site.css"));

            bundles.Add(new ScriptBundle("~/bundles/kendo").Include("~/Scripts/kendo/kendo.all.min.js", "~/Scripts/kendo/kendo.aspnetmvc.min.js"));
            // uncomment below if using the Scheduler 
            // "~/Scripts/kendo/kendo.timezones.min.js", 


            bundles.Add(new StyleBundle("~/Content/kendo/css").Include("~/Content/kendo/kendo.common-bootstrap.min.css", "~/Content/kendo/kendo.bootstrap.min.css"));

            bundles.IgnoreList.Clear();
        }
    }
}

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This is the Web Config
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<?xml version="1.0"?>

<configuration>
  <configSections>
    <sectionGroup name="system.web.webPages.razor" type="System.Web.WebPages.Razor.Configuration.RazorWebSectionGroup, System.Web.WebPages.Razor, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35">
      <section name="host" type="System.Web.WebPages.Razor.Configuration.HostSection, System.Web.WebPages.Razor, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" requirePermission="false" />
      <section name="pages" type="System.Web.WebPages.Razor.Configuration.RazorPagesSection, System.Web.WebPages.Razor, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" requirePermission="false" />
    </sectionGroup>
  </configSections>

  <runtime>
    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Web.Mvc" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="1.0.0.0-5.2.7.0" newVersion="5.2.7.0" />
      </dependentAssembly>
    </assemblyBinding>
  </runtime>

  <system.web.webPages.razor>
    <host factoryType="System.Web.Mvc.MvcWebRazorHostFactory, System.Web.Mvc, Version=5.2.3.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" />
    <pages pageBaseType="System.Web.Mvc.WebViewPage">
      <namespaces>
        <add namespace="System.Web.Mvc" />
        <add namespace="System.Web.Mvc.Ajax" />
        <add namespace="System.Web.Mvc.Html" />
        <add namespace="System.Web.Optimization"/>
        <add namespace="System.Web.Routing" />
        <add namespace="VehicleRequestSystem" />
        
        <add namespace="Kendo.Mvc.UI" />
        
      </namespaces>
    </pages>
  </system.web.webPages.razor>

  <appSettings>
    <add key="webpages:Enabled" value="false" />
  </appSettings>

  <system.webServer>
    <handlers>
      <remove name="BlockViewHandler"/>
      <add name="BlockViewHandler" path="*" verb="*" preCondition="integratedMode" type="System.Web.HttpNotFoundHandler" />
    </handlers>
  </system.webServer>

  <system.web>
    <compilation>
      <assemblies>
        <add assembly="System.Web.Mvc, Version=5.2.3.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" />
      </assemblies>
    </compilation>
  </system.web>
</configuration>


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This is the Create.cshtml where I want 
the date picker to show
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@model XXXSystem.ViewModels.XXX_VM


@{
    ViewBag.Title = "XXXX";
}

<label class="Label">XXXX</label>

@*@using (Html.BeginForm(new { id = "target" }))*@

@using Kendo.Mvc.UI
.
.
.
<div class="form-group">

                    @Html.LabelFor(model => model.START_DATE, htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-3" })

                    <div class="col-md-6">

                        @(Html.Kendo().DatePicker().Name("datepicker"))

                        @Html.EditorFor(model => model.START_DATE, new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "datepicker" } })
                        @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.START_DATE, "", new { @class = "text-danger" })
                    </div>


</div>
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