Code behind in View
<div class="form-group col-md-6">
@Html.LabelFor(model => model.pickupdate_, htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" })
<div class="col-md-10">
@Html.Editor("txtpickupdate", DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString(), new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control input-datepicker", @placeholder = "mm/dd/yyyy" } })
@Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.pickupdate_, "", new { @class = "text-danger" })
</div>
</div>