This plugin just works well in bootstrap2.
I recommend using bootstrapvalidator as a validate component in bootstrap3 project.
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.validate.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.validate.bootstrap.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.validate.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.validate.bootstrap.popover.js"></script>